lamentable

What does lamentable mean?

lamentable means "bad; unfortunate".

How many syllables are in lamentable?

lamentable has 4 syllables: la-men-ta-ble. The stress falls on "men". In IPA it is /ləˈmɛntəbəl/.

What is another word for lamentable?

Close synonyms include deplorable, distressing, pitiful, sad, sorry. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lamentable a common word?

lamentable is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for lamentable come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.