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quotable

adj · 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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  • /ˈkwəʊtəbəl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: K W OW1 T AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Capable or worthy of being quoted

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a quotable writer
  • a quotable sentence

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

able or fit to be repeated or quoted

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • what he said was not repeatable in polite company
  • he comes up with so many quotable phrases

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: repeatable

Antonyms: unquotable

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

suitable for or worthy of quotation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a quotable slogan
  • his remarks are not quotable in mixed company

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kw- Proto-Indo-European *kwó- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *kwótider. Proto-Italic *kwot Latin quot Latin quotus Medieval Latin quotāreder. Old French coterbor. Middle English quoten English quote 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 quotable From quote + -able.