Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unquenchable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: un-quench-able
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That cannot be quenched.

Example Sentences

"After a twelve-mile run in the hot sun, his thirst felt unquenchable."
"Alas! thus ever does the weakness of our nature rebuke its strength, and genius is brought to the level—ay, below the level—of common humanity, by an unquenchable thirst for its applause."
"With an unquenchable enthusiasm for locomotives and their work, at an early age I had commenced to keep engine and traffic-recording notebooks, compiled in a schoolboy's round hand."
"President Trump did not need to warp intelligence to justify his decision. But he did anyway, to satisfy his unquenchable ego."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more unquenchable (comparative) most unquenchable (superlative)

Derived Forms

unquenchableness unquenchably

Synonyms

quenchless

Questions

What does unquenchable mean?: That cannot be quenched.
Where does unquenchable come from?: Etymology tree English un- English quench Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English quenchable English unquenchable From un- + quenchable.

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