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decipherability

de·ci·pher
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-sahy-fer]
    • /dɪˈsaɪ fər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-sahy-fer]
    • /dɪˈsaɪ fər/

Definitions of decipherability word

  • verb with object decipherability to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note. 1
  • verb with object decipherability to discover the meaning of (anything obscure or difficult to trace or understand): to decipher hieroglyphics. 1
  • verb with object decipherability to interpret by the use of a key, as something written in cipher: to decipher a secret message. 1
  • verb with object decipherability Obsolete. to depict; portray. 1
  • noun decipherability (uncountable) The condition of being decipherable. 1
  • noun decipherability (Countable Noun) The extent to to which something can be deciphered. 0

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Origin of decipherability

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; translation of Middle French déchiffrer. See de-, cipher

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Parts of speech for Decipherability

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

decipherability popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for decipherability

noun decipherability

  • simplicity — the state, quality, or an instance of being simple.
  • brightness — the condition of being bright
  • certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
  • precision — the state or quality of being precise.
  • purity — the condition or quality of being pure; freedom from anything that debases, contaminates, pollutes, etc.: the purity of drinking water.

Antonyms for decipherability

noun decipherability

  • inaccuracy — something inaccurate; error.
  • obscurity — the state or quality of being obscure.
  • dirtiness — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
  • ambiguity — If you say that there is ambiguity in something, you mean that it is unclear or confusing, or it can be understood in more than one way.
  • imprecision — not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.

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