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cancellable

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Which can be cancelled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • This commitment is not cancellable.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English cancel 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 cancellable From cancel + -able.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: vypověditelný — which can be cancelled
  • Dutch: annuleerbaar — which can be cancelled
  • Finnish: peruutettava — which can be cancelled
  • French: résiliable — which can be cancelled
  • German: annullierbar — which can be cancelled
  • German: stornierbar — which can be cancelled