Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unshakable

/ənʃˈeɪkəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
un-shak-able
IPA
/ənʃˈeɪkəbəl/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not able to be shaken; firm, solid.

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- Proto-Indo-European *skek-der. Proto-Germanic *skakaną Proto-West Germanic *skakan Old English sċacan Middle English schaken English shake Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English shakable English unshakable From un- + shakable.

Inflected Forms

more unshakable (comparative) most unshakable (superlative) unshakeable (alternative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce unshakable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ənʃˈeɪkəbəl/.
What does unshakable mean?
Not able to be shaken; firm, solid.
Where does unshakable 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- Proto-Indo-European *skek-der. Proto-Germanic *skakaną Proto-West Germanic *skakan Old English sċacan Middle English schaken English shake Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English shakable English unshakable From un- + shakable.

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