Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supportable

/səpˈɔɹtəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: sup-port-able
IPA: /səpˈɔɹtəbəl/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being supported, upheld, maintained, or defended.

adj

Capable of being borne, endured, or tolerated; endurable.

Example Sentences

"A ceremony at which two persons undertake to become one, one undertakes to become nothing, and nothing undertakes to become supportable."
"[...]supportable To make the dear loss, have I means much weaker Than you may call to comfort you, for I Have lost my daughter."

Etymology

From Middle English supportable, equivalent to support + -able, or possibly from Middle French supportable.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: supportable
Suffix: support

Inflected Forms

more supportable (comparative) most supportable (superlative)

Derived Forms

supportableness supportably unsupportable

Synonyms

defensible excusable justifiable pardonable tenable upholdable allowable bearable sufferable abideable acceptable admissible

Antonyms

indefensible insupportable unsupportable intolerable unabideable unbearable

Rhymes With

portable reportable transportable unsupportable exportable insupportable

Questions

How do you pronounce supportable?: The recorded pronunciation is /səpˈɔɹtəbəl/.
What does supportable mean?: Capable of being supported, upheld, maintained, or defended.
Where does supportable come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce supportable

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “supportable”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/səpˈɔɹtəbəl/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “supportable”.
Repeat and practice — Say “supportable” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.