Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

satisfiable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: sat-is-fi-able
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being satisfied.

Etymology

Etymology tree ▲ Latin satisfacerepcalq. Old French satisfierder. Middle English satisfyen English satisfy Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English satisfiable From satisfy + -able.

Inflected Forms

more satisfiable (comparative) most satisfiable (superlative)

Derived Forms

equisatisfiable unsatisfiable

Synonyms

satiable

Questions

What does satisfiable mean?: Capable of being satisfied.
Where does satisfiable come from?: Etymology tree ▲ Latin satisfacerepcalq. Old French satisfierder. Middle English satisfyen English satisfy Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English satisfiable From satisfy + -able.

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