semblable
/ˈsɛmbləbəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "[C]ompare his [Henry I of England's] lyfe with his two bretherne, william, called Rouſe [William II of England], and Robert le courtoiſe [Robert Curthose], they both nat hauyng ſẽblable lernyng with the ſayd Henry, […]"
- "[…] but in the verity of extolment, I take him to be a soul of great article, and his infusion of such dearth and rareness as, to make true diction of him, his semblable is his mirror, and who else would trace him his umbrage, nothing more."
Etymology
From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French [Term?], from Old French sembler (“to be like”) + -able.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: sembler