Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supportability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: sup-port-a-bil-i-ty
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristics of a non-consumable product that allow it to continue being useful at low cost.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Its supportability came to an end when a fire at a parts supplier destroyed the molds for key parts."

Etymology

Etymology tree English support Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English supportability From support + -ability.

Usage

Inflected Forms

supportabilities (plural)

Questions

What does supportability mean?: The characteristics of a non-consumable product that allow it to continue being useful at low cost.
Where does supportability come from?: Etymology tree English support Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English supportability From support + -ability.

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