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decipherable

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: [dɪˈsaɪfəɹəbəɫ]

1

adj

Meaning 1

that can be deciphered, understood or comprehended

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: indecipherable, undecipherable

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

easily deciphered

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clear, readable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English decipher 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 decipherable From decipher + -able.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: deĉifrebla — that can be deciphered
  • French: déchiffrable — that can be deciphered
  • Italian: decifrabile — that can be deciphered
  • Manx: so-lhaih — that can be deciphered
  • Manx: yn-lhaih — that can be deciphered
  • Romanian: descifrabil — that can be deciphered