Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sniffable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: snif-fa-ble
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be sniffed, or able to be taken by sniffing

Example Sentences

"A compound in women's armpit extract could potentially open the door to sniffable contraceptives."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more sniffable (comparative) most sniffable (superlative)

Questions

What does sniffable mean?: Able to be sniffed, or able to be taken by sniffing
Where does sniffable come from?: Etymology tree English sniff Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English sniffable From sniff + -able.

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