Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ransomable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ran-somable
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Suitable for being held for a ransom.

Example Sentences

"It is a clear rule of prison guard life, one that is conveyed immediately to recruits, that guards are not ransomable."

Etymology

From ransom + -able.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ransom

Inflected Forms

more ransomable (comparative) most ransomable (superlative)

Antonyms

unransomable

Questions

What does ransomable mean?: Suitable for being held for a ransom.
Where does ransomable come from?: From ransom + -able.

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