Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unplaceable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-place-able
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not placeable; that cannot be placed.

Example Sentences

"In addition to these 54 cases referred via welfare agencies; there are as many more, who, because of personal disorders of one sort or another, are unplaceable through our unspecialized service."

Etymology

From un- + place + -able.

Inflected Forms

more unplaceable (comparative) most unplaceable (superlative)

Questions

What does unplaceable mean?: Not placeable; that cannot be placed.
Where does unplaceable come from?: From un- + place + -able.

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