Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unobservable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
un-ob-serv-able
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That cannot be observed.

noun

Something that cannot be observed.

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- English observe Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English observable English unobservable From un- + observable.

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Questions

What does unobservable mean?
That cannot be observed.
Where does unobservable come from?
Etymology tree English un- English observe Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English observable English unobservable From un- + observable.

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