removable
/ɹɪmˈuvəbəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Five of these sections are covered by removable roof panels through which the transmissions, engines and carriage warming boiler can be lifted."
- "Molded by Mattel in forest green, this action figure was garbed in a removable yellow, sleeveless shawl. He is worth substantially more money if this filigree drapery is still intact."
- "The interior melamine panels were designed to be easily removable for repair or future refurbishment, and the linoleum floor was for easy cleaning."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin removeō Old French removoir Anglo-Norman removerbor. Middle English removen English remove Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English removable From remove + -able.