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curable

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Capable of being cured.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

curing or healing is possible

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • curable diseases

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: incurable

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

capable of being hardened by some additive or other agent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English curable, curabyll, from Old French curable. By surface analysis, cure + -able.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: излечим (izlečim) — capable of being cured
  • Catalan: guarible — capable of being cured
  • Catalan: curable — capable of being cured
  • Czech: vyléčitelný — capable of being cured
  • Finnish: parannettavissa oleva — capable of being cured
  • Finnish: hoidettavissa oleva — capable of being cured
  • Finnish: kovettuva (solidification or gelling) — capable of being cured
  • French: curable — capable of being cured
  • German: heilbar — capable of being cured
  • Ancient Greek: ἰατός (iatós) — capable of being cured
  • Hungarian: gyógyítható — capable of being cured
  • Italian: curabile — capable of being cured
  • Latin: sānābilis — capable of being cured
  • Macedonian: излечив (izlečiv) — capable of being cured
  • Manx: so-lheihys — capable of being cured
  • Norwegian Bokmål: helbredelig — capable of being cured
  • Portuguese: curável — capable of being cured
  • Spanish: curable — capable of being cured
  • Swedish: botbar — capable of being cured
  • Turkish: tedavi edilebilir — capable of being cured