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importable

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Insupportable, unbearable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Capable of being imported.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Something that can be imported.

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French importable.

Etymology tree English import 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 importable From import + -able.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: importable — able to be imported
  • French: importable — able to be imported
  • Greek: εισαγώγιμος (eisagógimos) — able to be imported
  • Italian: importabile — able to be imported
  • Manx: so-chionnaghey stiagh — able to be imported
  • Portuguese: importável — able to be imported
  • Spanish: importable — able to be imported