sayable
/ˈseɪəbəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Capable of being pronounced or uttered; articulable.
noun
That which can be said.
Example Sentences
- "Rimbaud is the enfant terrible who burns through the sayable; Oppen is the poet of the left whose quiet is a sign of commitment."
- "On the other hand, verbs indicate incomplete sayables – predicates – that are related to actions and undergoing of actions."
Etymology
Etymology tree English say Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English sayable From say + -able.