Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unlistenable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
un-lis-ten-able
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a sound, quality, or characteristic, that a person cannot listen to for an extended time.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-der. Proto-Germanic *hlusnijaną Old English hlysnan Middle English listenen English listen Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English listenable English unlistenable From un- + listenable.

Inflected Forms

more unlistenable (comparative) most unlistenable (superlative)

Derived Forms

unlistenability unlistenably

Questions

What does unlistenable mean?
Of a sound, quality, or characteristic, that a person cannot listen to for an extended time.
Where does unlistenable come from?
Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-der. Proto-Germanic *hlusnijaną Old English hlysnan Middle English listenen English listen Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English listenable English unlistenable From un- + listenable.

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