Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

severable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: sev-er-able
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being severed.

adj

Capable of being separated.

Etymology

Etymology tree English sever Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English severable From sever + -able.

Inflected Forms

more severable (comparative) most severable (superlative)

Derived Forms

inseverable severability unseverable

Synonyms

dissociable separable

Questions

What does severable mean?: Capable of being severed.
Where does severable come from?: Etymology tree English sever Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English severable From sever + -able.

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