conceivable B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /kənˈsiːvəbl̩/ See IPA manual Freq #22892 Meanings 1 adj possible to imagine or believe It is conceivable that the meeting will be cancelled. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · possible to imagine or believe credibleimaginablepossiblethinkable ↔ Opposites inconceivable Etymology AI details From conceive + -able. *kap- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # conceivable **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /kənˈsiːvəbl̩/ **Frequency rank:** 22892 ## Meanings 1. possible to imagine or believe ## Examples - It is conceivable that the meeting will be cancelled. ## Antonyms - inconceivable ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *kap- ## Etymology From conceive + -able. ## AI Etymology Conceivable is from conceive plus -able. The historical chain also includes Proto-Indo-European *kap-. The suffix -able or -ible gives the formation a passive or potential value, marking something capable of being, suitable for being, or worthy of the action named by conceive. In use as an adjective, conceivable denotes possible to imagine or believe. Typical contexts include “It is conceivable that the meeting will be cancelled”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown