Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unlikeable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables
un-like-able
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English like Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English likeable English unlikeable From un- + likeable.

Inflected Forms

more unlikeable (comparative) most unlikeable (superlative)

Derived Forms

Synonyms

Questions

What does unlikeable mean?
Alternative spelling of unlikable.
Where does unlikeable come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English like Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English likeable English unlikeable From un- + likeable.

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