Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

opposable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: op-pos-able
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Susceptible to being opposed or resisted.

adj

Capable of being placed opposite something else.

Example Sentences

"The thumb is opposable to the forefinger."

Etymology

Etymology tree English oppose Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English opposable From oppose + -able.

Inflected Forms

more opposable (comparative) most opposable (superlative)

Derived Forms

opposably unopposable

Phrases

opposable thumb

Synonyms

apposable

Antonyms

unopposable nonopposable

Questions

What does opposable mean?: Susceptible to being opposed or resisted.
Where does opposable come from?: Etymology tree English oppose Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English opposable From oppose + -able.

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