adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/əˈtɹɪbjuːtəbəl/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Capable of being attributed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
His lack of conversation is attributable to his shyness.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Allowed to be attributed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
capable of being attributed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the collapse of the movement was attributable to a lack of morale
an idea attributable to a Russian
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unattributable
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin attributusbor. English attribute Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English attributable From attribute + -able.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
atribuïble
— capable of being attributed
French:
attribuable
— capable of being attributed
German:
zuschreibar
— capable of being attributed
Greek:
αποδόσιμος
(apodósimos)
— capable of being attributed
Italian:
attribuibile
— capable of being attributed
Portuguese:
atribuível
— capable of being attributed