Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

utterable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ut-ter-able
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being expressed in words, especially audibly.

Example Sentences

"In his vocabulary was no word for "crocodile"; yet in his thought, as potent as any utterable word, was an image of dreadful import— [...]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English utter Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English utterable From utter + -able.

Derived Forms

inutterable unutterable utterableness

Frequently Paired Words

utterability

Synonyms

speakable

Antonyms

unutterable

Questions

What does utterable mean?: Capable of being expressed in words, especially audibly.
Where does utterable come from?: Etymology tree English utter Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English utterable From utter + -able.

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