conformable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kənˈfɔɹməbəl/ UK /kənˈfɔːməbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
corresponding in form or character; compliant

The new rules are conformable to existing law.

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Synonyms

1 adj · corresponding in form or... compliant agreeable corresponding consistent tractable amenable submissive

Opposites

nonconformableincompatible unyielding discordant

Word family

Derived forms conformablenessconformablyconformability

Related forms conform conformity conformance conformation

Etymology

From conform + -able, ultimately from Latin conformare ('to shape, fashion'), from con- ('together') + formare ('to form'), from forma ('shape').

conformare Latin forma Old English

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# conformable

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

## Meanings
1. corresponding in form or character; compliant

## Examples
- The new rules are conformable to existing law.

## Synonyms
- compliant
- agreeable
- corresponding
- consistent
- tractable
- amenable
- submissive

## Antonyms
- nonconformable
- incompatible
- unyielding
- discordant

## Derived Forms
- conformableness
- conformably
- conformability

## Related Forms
- conform
- conformity
- conformance
- conformation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: conformare
- Root: forma

## Etymology
From conform + -able, ultimately from Latin conformare ('to shape, fashion'), from con- ('together') + formare ('to form'), from forma ('shape').

## AI Etymology
Conformable is from conform + -able, ultimately from Latin conformare ('to shape, fashion'), from con- ('together') + formare ('to form'), from forma ('shape'). In present-day use, it means corresponding in form or character; compliant. Derived formations include conformableness, conformably, and conformability. Related vocabulary includes conform, conformity, conformance, and conformation.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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