Standard Lemma guide
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
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
adj
Able to be resolved; to which a solution may be found.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: resoluble, solvable, soluble
Antonyms: unresolvable, irresolvable, irresoluble, intractable, insurmountable
adj
That may be resolved or reduced to its component elements.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A problem that can be resolved.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
capable of being settled or resolved
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
capable of being solved
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: solvable
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English resolve 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 resolvable From resolve + -able.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
