Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

voidable

/ˈvɔɪdəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: void-able
IPA: /ˈvɔɪdəbəl/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

capable of being voided or made void.

Example Sentences

"a voidable contract"
"a voidable transaction"
"[…] an assignment made in contravention of such a trust agreement is at most voidable at the option of the parties to the trust agreement, not void as a matter of law."

Etymology

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

Derived Forms

nonvoidable unvoidable voidableness

Synonyms

defeasible rescindable

Questions

How do you pronounce voidable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɔɪdəbəl/.
What does voidable mean?: capable of being voided or made void.
Where does voidable come from?: Etymology tree English void Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English voidable From void + -able.

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