Standard Lemma guide

thinkable

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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  • /ˈθɪŋkəbəl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be thought or imagined; conceivable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Morally acceptable or legal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

capable of being conceived or imagined or considered

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unthinkable

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *þankijan Old English þenċan Middle English thinken English think 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 thinkable From think + -able.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: мислим (mislim) — able to be thought or imagined; conceivable
  • Bulgarian: възможен (vǎzmožen) — able to be thought or imagined; conceivable
  • Chinese Mandarin: 能想到的 (néng xiǎngdào de) — able to be thought or imagined; conceivable
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可考虑的 (kě kǎolǜ de) — able to be thought or imagined; conceivable
  • Czech: myslitelný — able to be thought or imagined; conceivable
  • Czech: představitelný — able to be thought or imagined; conceivable
  • Dutch: denkbaar — able to be thought or imagined; conceivable
  • Finnish: mahdollinen — able to be thought or imagined; conceivable
  • Finnish: ajateltavissa — able to be thought or imagined; conceivable
  • French: pensable — able to be thought or imagined; conceivable
  • German: denkbar — able to be thought or imagined; conceivable
  • Japanese: 考えられる (kangaerareru) — able to be thought or imagined; conceivable
  • Latin: cōgitābilis — able to be thought or imagined; conceivable
  • Romanian: imaginabil — able to be thought or imagined; conceivable
  • Romanian: posibil — able to be thought or imagined; conceivable
  • Romanian: gândibil — able to be thought or imagined; conceivable
  • Russian: мы́слимый (mýslimyj) — able to be thought or imagined; conceivable
  • Russian: вообрази́мый (voobrazímyj) — able to be thought or imagined; conceivable
  • Spanish: pensable — able to be thought or imagined; conceivable
  • Swedish: tänkbar — able to be thought or imagined; conceivable
  • Turkish: düşünülebilir — able to be thought or imagined; conceivable
  • Turkish: kavranılabilir — able to be thought or imagined; conceivable