Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

verbile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ver-bile
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person whose mental imagery consists of words.

adj

Pertaining to words.

Example Sentences

"It would be an interesting inquiry, how far the philosophers have left in their writings traces of their mental habits, as visile, motile, etc., or only verbile, mistaking the custom of language for insight."
"Presidents are audile types. They're ear-minded. They're not verbile—they're not readers. That's why telephones are far more important to Presidents than any publication."

Etymology

Irregular formation from Latin verbum + -ile.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ile

Inflected Forms

verbiles (plural) more verbile (comparative) most verbile (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

audile motile visile

Questions

What does verbile mean?: A person whose mental imagery consists of words.
Where does verbile come from?: Irregular formation from Latin verbum + -ile.

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