Speakur

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unlivable

/ənlˈɪvəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
un-liv-able
IPA
/ənlˈɪvəbəl/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That cannot be lived.

adj

Unfit to be lived in; uninhabitable.

Example Sentences

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 live Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English livable English unlivable From un- + livable.

Inflected Forms

more unlivable (comparative) most unlivable (superlative) unliveable (alternative)

Derived Forms

unlivableness

Frequently Paired Words

unlivably

Synonyms

unliveable

Antonyms

livable

Rhymes With

unforgivable livable forgivable

Questions

How do you pronounce unlivable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ənlˈɪvəbəl/.
What does unlivable mean?
That cannot be lived.
Where does unlivable 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 live Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English livable English unlivable From un- + livable.

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