Standard Lemma guide

demonstrable

adj · noun · 4 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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  • UK: /dɪˈmɒnstɹəbl̩/
  • UK: /ˈdɛmənstɹəbl̩/
  • US: /dɪˈmɑnstɹəbl̩/
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  • CMU ARPABET: D EH1 M AH0 N S T R AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be demonstrated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • It is easily demonstrable that water extinguishes fire.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Something that can be demonstrated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

necessarily or demonstrably true

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • demonstrable truths

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: incontrovertible

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

capable of being demonstrated or proved- Walter Bagehot

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • obvious lies
  • a demonstrable lack of concern for the general welfare
  • practical truth provable to all men

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: provable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English demonstrable, from Old French.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: demostrable — able to be demonstrated
  • Czech: prokazatelný — able to be demonstrated
  • Dutch: aantoonbaar — able to be demonstrated
  • Finnish: osoitettavissa (oleva) — able to be demonstrated
  • French: démontrable — able to be demonstrated
  • German: nachweislich — able to be demonstrated
  • Italian: dimostrabile — able to be demonstrated
  • Manx: soilsheydagh — able to be demonstrated
  • Polish: wykazalny — able to be demonstrated
  • Portuguese: demonstrável — able to be demonstrated
  • Romanian: demonstrabil — able to be demonstrated
  • Russian: доказу́емый (dokazújemyj) — able to be demonstrated
  • Spanish: demostrable — able to be demonstrated