Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sensable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sens-able
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin sēnsusbor. Proto-Germanic *sinnaz Frankish *sinnbor. Vulgar Latin *sennus Old French sensbor. Middle English sense English sense Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English sensable From sense + -able.

Inflected Forms

more sensable (comparative) most sensable (superlative)

Questions

What does sensable mean?
Capable of being sensed; perceptible, tangible.
Where does sensable come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin sēnsusbor. Proto-Germanic *sinnaz Frankish *sinnbor. Vulgar Latin *sennus Old French sensbor. Middle English sense English sense Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English sensable From sense + -able.

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