Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

refutability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
refutabil-i-ty
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability to be refuted; disprovability.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English refute Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English refutability From refute + -ability.

Usage

Questions

What does refutability mean?
The ability to be refuted; disprovability.
Where does refutability come from?
Etymology tree English refute Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English refutability From refute + -ability.

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