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expressible

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

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Pronunciation

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be expressed.

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

capable of being expressed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an expressible emotion

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: inexpressible

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English express Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English expressible From express + -ible.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: expressable — able to be expressed
  • Czech: vyjádřitelný — able to be expressed
  • Esperanto: esprimebla — able to be expressed
  • French: exprimable — able to be expressed
  • Hungarian: kifejezhető — able to be expressed
  • Manx: yn-fockley — able to be expressed
  • Portuguese: expressável — able to be expressed
  • Portuguese: exprimível — able to be expressed
  • Romanian: exprimabil — able to be expressed
  • Spanish: expresable — able to be expressed