desdeñable

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish desdeñar

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old Spanish -abile

Spanish -able

Spanish desdeñable

From desdeñar + -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desdeˈɲable/ [d̪ez.ð̞eˈɲa.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: des‧de‧ña‧ble

Adjective

desdeñable m or f (masculine and feminine plural desdeñables)

1. contemptible

   Synonym: despreciable

Further reading

• “desdeñable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025