adj
Meaning 1
Able to be defined.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Many words are definable by using other words.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
definable
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: [dɪˈfaɪnəbəɫ]
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: D IH0 F AY1 N AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
capable of being defined, limited, or explained
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- definable terms
- definable rules
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English define 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 definable From define + -able.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: definible — able to be defined
- Czech: definovatelný — able to be defined
- Dutch: definieerbaar — able to be defined
- Esperanto: difinebla — able to be defined
- French: définissable — able to be defined
- German: definierbar — able to be defined
- Italian: definibile — able to be defined
- Latin: dēfīnibilis — able to be defined
- Portuguese: definível — able to be defined
- Slovak: definovateľný — able to be defined
- Spanish: definible — able to be defined