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extinguishable

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

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be extinguished.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

capable of being extinguished or killed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an extinguishable fire
  • hope too is extinguishable

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: inextinguishable

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English extinguish 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 extinguishable From extinguish + -able.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: extingible — able to be extinguished
  • Catalan: apagable — able to be extinguished
  • Galician: extinguible — able to be extinguished
  • Galician: extinguíbel — able to be extinguished
  • Galician: apagable — able to be extinguished
  • Galician: apagábel — able to be extinguished
  • Italian: estinguibile — able to be extinguished
  • Spanish: extinguible — able to be extinguished
  • Spanish: apagable — able to be extinguished