Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thankable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thank-able
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being thanked.

Etymology

From Middle English þankeable, equivalent to thank + -able.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: þankeable
Suffix: thank

Derived Forms

thankability thankably unthankable

Questions

What does thankable mean?: Capable of being thanked.
Where does thankable come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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