affectable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əˈfɛktəbəl/ UK /əˈfɛktəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
capable of being affected or influenced

The instrument is affectable by even slight changes in temperature.

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Synonyms

1 adj · capable of being affected... impressionable susceptibleinfluenceablesensitivesusceptive

Opposites

unaffectableimperviousinsusceptibleunimpressionable

Word family

Derived forms affectability

Related forms affect affection affected affective

Etymology

From affect + -able, from Latin affectare ('to strive after, aim at'), frequentative of afficere ('to influence, act upon'), from ad ('to') + facere ('to do, make').

afficere Latin facere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# affectable

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

## Meanings
1. capable of being affected or influenced

## Examples
- The instrument is affectable by even slight changes in temperature.

## Synonyms
- impressionable
- susceptible
- influenceable
- sensitive
- susceptive

## Antonyms
- unaffectable
- impervious
- insusceptible
- unimpressionable

## Derived Forms
- affectability

## Related Forms
- affect
- affection
- affected
- affective

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: afficere
- Root: facere

## Etymology
From affect + -able, from Latin affectare ('to strive after, aim at'), frequentative of afficere ('to influence, act upon'), from ad ('to') + facere ('to do, make').

## AI Etymology
affectable comes from affect + -able, from Latin affectare ('to strive after, aim at'), frequentative of afficere ('to influence, act upon'), from ad ('to') + facere ('to do, make'). Morphologically, the word is transparent: -able is attached to the older base named in the history, so the modern form packages an inherited or borrowed stem inside a later English derivative. In modern use, the adjective sense is "capable of being affected or influenced", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as affect, affection, affected, affective and derivatives such as affectability, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Latin afficere, Latin facere, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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