Standard Lemma guide

quantifiable

adj · noun · 3 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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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ.ə.bəl/
  • Atlantic-Canada, General-American: /ˈkwɑn.təˌfaɪ.ə.bəl/
  • Atlantic-Canada, General-American: [ˈkwɑn.ɾəˌfaɪ.ə.bɫ̩]
  • Texas: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, dialectal: /ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ.ə.bəl/ of the US
  • Australian: /ˈkwɔn.tɪˌfɑe.ə.bəl/
  • New-Zealand: [ˈkwɔ̟n.təˌfɑe̯.ə.bɫ̩]
  • CMU ARPABET: K W AA2 N T IH0 F AY1 AH0 B EH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Capable of being quantified.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Something that can be quantified; a measurable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

capable of being quantified

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kw- Proto-Indo-European *kwos? Proto-Indo-European *-onts? Proto-Indo-European *kwoider.? Proto-Italic *kwāntos Latin quantus Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Medieval Latin quantificōder. English quantify 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 quantifiable From quantify + -able.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: laskettavissa oleva — capable of being quantified
  • Finnish: määritettävissä oleva — capable of being quantified
  • French: quantifiable — capable of being quantified
  • Macedonian: уколичлив (ukoličliv) — capable of being quantified
  • Spanish: cuantificable — capable of being quantified
  • Swedish: kvantifierbar — capable of being quantified