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transformable

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be transformed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • is lead really transmutable into gold?
  • ideas translatable into reality

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: convertible, translatable, transmutable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh2t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin fōrmō Latin transformo Old French transformer Middle French transfourmerbor. Middle English transformen English transform 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 transformable From transform + -able.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Romanian: transformabil — able to be transformed
  • Spanish: transformable — able to be transformed