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;... detestable abominable execrable accursed odious hateful

Opposites

admirable praiseworthy laudable

Word family

Forms damnably

Derived forms damnablydamnableness

Related forms damn damnation condemn

Etymology

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

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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