alterable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɔltərəbəl/ UK /ˈɔːlt(ə)rəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
capable of being changed or modified

The booking is alterable up to a day before departure.

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Synonyms

1 adj · capable of being changed or... changeable modifiable adjustable variable mutable

Opposites

unalterable fixed immutable permanent

Word family

Derived forms alterabilityalterableness

Related forms alter alteration

Etymology

From alter + -able; from Latin alterāre ('to change'), from alter ('other, the other of two').

alterāre Latin alter Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# alterable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɔltərəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɔːlt(ə)rəbəl/

## Meanings
1. capable of being changed or modified

## Examples
- The booking is alterable up to a day before departure.

## Synonyms
- changeable
- modifiable
- adjustable
- variable
- mutable

## Antonyms
- unalterable
- fixed
- immutable
- permanent

## Derived Forms
- alterability
- alterableness

## Related Forms
- alter
- alteration

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: alterāre
- Root: alter

## Etymology
From alter + -able; from Latin alterāre ('to change'), from alter ('other, the other of two').

## AI Etymology
Alterable is from alter + -able; from Latin alterāre ('to change'), from alter ('other, the other of two'). Important recorded forms include alterāre (Latin) and alter (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers capable of being changed or modified. The wider family includes derived forms such as alterability and alterableness and related words such as alter and alteration.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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