damnable C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈdæmnəbəl/ UK /ˈdæmnəbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj deserving condemnation; detestable It was a damnable lie that ruined her career. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · deserving condemnation;... detestableabominableexecrableaccursedodioushateful ↔ Opposites admirablepraiseworthylaudable Word family Forms damnably Derived forms damnablydamnableness Related forms damndamnationcondemn Etymology AI details From Old French damnable, from Late Latin damnabilis ('worthy of condemnation'), from Latin damnare ('to condemn, inflict loss'), from damnum ('loss, harm'). damnabilis Late Latin damnum Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # damnable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdæmnəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdæmnəbəl/ ## Meanings 1. deserving condemnation; detestable ## Examples - It was a damnable lie that ruined her career. ## Synonyms - detestable - abominable - execrable - accursed - odious - hateful ## Antonyms - admirable - praiseworthy - laudable ## Derived Forms - damnably - damnableness ## Related Forms - damn - damnation - condemn ## Roots and Affixes - Root: damnabilis - Root: damnum ## Etymology From Old French damnable, from Late Latin damnabilis ('worthy of condemnation'), from Latin damnare ('to condemn, inflict loss'), from damnum ('loss, harm'). ## AI Etymology Damnable is from Old French damnable, from Late Latin damnabilis ('worthy of condemnation'), from Latin damnare ('to condemn, inflict loss'), from damnum ('loss, harm'). Important recorded forms include damnabilis (Late Latin) and damnum (Latin). The current sense covers deserving condemnation; detestable. The wider family includes derived forms such as damnably and damnableness and related words such as damn, damnation, and condemn. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown