Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

permissibility

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: per-mis-si-bil-i-ty
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being permissible; legitimacy; allowability.

Uncountable

noun

A permissible act.

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree English permissible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English permissibility From permissible + -ity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

permissibilities (plural)

Synonyms

permissibleness

Antonyms

impermissibility

Questions

What does permissibility mean?: The condition of being permissible; legitimacy; allowability.
Where does permissibility come from?: Etymology tree English permissible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English permissibility From permissible + -ity.

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