adj
Meaning 1
Capable of being known, understood or comprehended.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
knowable
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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Received-Pronunciation: [ˈnəʊəbɫ̩]
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Canada, General-American: [ˈnoʊəbɫ̩]
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Australian: [ˈnəʉəbɫ̩]
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New-Zealand: [ˈnɐʉəbɫ̩]
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rhymes with -əʊəbəl
adjective
Meaning 2
capable of being known
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cognizable, cognisable, cognoscible
Antonyms: unknowable
History
Etymology
Attested since the 15th century; know + -able
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: cognoscible — capable of being known, understood or comprehended
- Czech: poznatelný — capable of being known, understood or comprehended
- French: connaissable — capable of being known, understood or comprehended
- Galician: coñecible — capable of being known, understood or comprehended
- Galician: coñecíbel — capable of being known, understood or comprehended
- Italian: conoscibile — capable of being known, understood or comprehended
- Portuguese: conhecível — capable of being known, understood or comprehended
- Spanish: conocible — capable of being known, understood or comprehended
- Spanish: cognoscible — capable of being known, understood or comprehended
- Telugu: వేద్యము (vēdyamu) — capable of being known, understood or comprehended