singability

sing

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Definitions of singability word

verb without object singability to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically. 1
verb without object singability to produce melodious sounds, usually high in pitch, as certain birds, insects, etc.: The nightingale sang in the tree. 1
verb without object singability to compose poetry: Keats sang briefly but gloriously. 1
verb without object singability to tell about or praise someone or something in verse or song: He sang of the warrior's prowess. 1
verb without object singability to admit of being sung, as verses: This lyric sings well. 1
verb without object singability to give out a continuous ringing, whistling, murmuring, burbling, or other euphonious sound, as a teakettle or a brook. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English singen, Old English singan; cognate with Dutch zingen, German singen, Old Norse syngva, Gothic siggwan

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% 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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