admissible

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ædˈmɪsəbəl/ UK /ədˈmɪsəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
acceptable or allowable, especially as evidence in court

The judge ruled the confession admissible at trial.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · acceptable or allowable,... acceptable allowable permissible valid legitimate tenable

Opposites

inadmissibleunacceptableimpermissible

Word family

Forms admissiblyinadmissible

Derived forms admissibilityadmissibly

Related forms admit admission admittance

Etymology

From Medieval Latin admissibilis, from Latin admissus, past participle of admittere ('to let in'), from ad- ('to') + mittere ('to send').

admittere Latin mittere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# admissible

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ædˈmɪsəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ədˈmɪsəbəl/

## Meanings
1. acceptable or allowable, especially as evidence in court

## Examples
- The judge ruled the confession admissible at trial.

## Synonyms
- acceptable
- allowable
- permissible
- valid
- legitimate
- tenable

## Antonyms
- inadmissible
- unacceptable
- impermissible

## Derived Forms
- admissibility
- admissibly

## Related Forms
- admit
- admission
- admittance

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: admittere
- Root: mittere - to send

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin admissibilis, from Latin admissus, past participle of admittere ('to let in'), from ad- ('to') + mittere ('to send').

## AI Etymology
Admissible is an adjective meaning "acceptable or allowable, especially as evidence in court". Historically, it is from Medieval Latin admissibilis, from Latin admissus, past participle of admittere ('to let in'), from ad- ('to') + mittere ('to send'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: admissible is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Latin admittere with Latin mittere. Close English family members include admissibility, admissibly, admit, admission, and admittance.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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