survivable

sur·viv·a·ble

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ser-vahy-vuh-buh l]
- /sərˈvaɪ və bəl/
- /sə.ˈvaɪ.vəb.l̩/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ser-vahy-vuh-buh l]
- /sərˈvaɪ və bəl/

Definitions of survivable word

adjective survivable able to be survived: Would an atomic war be survivable? 1
adjective survivable capable of withstanding attack or countermeasures: a bomber survivable against fighter planes. 1
adjective survivable that can be lived through 1
adjective survivable capable of surviving or being survived 0

See all 4 definitions of survivable

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Origin of survivable

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55; survive + -able

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Parts of speech for Survivable

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Survivable

survivable popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

survivable usage trend in Literature

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