definable C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /dɪˈfaɪnəbəl/ UK /dɪˈfaɪnəbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj able to be defined or precisely described Happiness proved less definable than the philosophers had hoped. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · able to be defined or... describabledeterminablespecifiableexplicable ↔ Opposites indefinableundefinablevaguenebulous Word family Derived forms definablydefinability Related forms definedefinitiondefinitedefinitive Etymology AI details From define (from Latin definire 'to limit, determine', from de- 'completely' + finire 'to bound', from finis 'end, limit') plus the suffix -able. definire Latin finis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # definable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /dɪˈfaɪnəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈfaɪnəbəl/ ## Meanings 1. able to be defined or precisely described ## Examples - Happiness proved less definable than the philosophers had hoped. ## Synonyms - describable - determinable - specifiable - explicable ## Antonyms - indefinable - undefinable - vague - nebulous ## Derived Forms - definably - definability ## Related Forms - define - definition - definite - definitive ## Roots and Affixes - Root: definire - Root: finis ## Etymology From define (from Latin definire 'to limit, determine', from de- 'completely' + finire 'to bound', from finis 'end, limit') plus the suffix -able. ## AI Etymology Definable comes from define (from Latin definire 'to limit, determine', from de- 'completely' + finire 'to bound', from finis 'end, limit') plus the suffix -able. The etymological trail includes Latin definire and Latin finis. As an adjective, definable describes what is able to be defined or precisely described. The same family is visible in derived forms such as definably and definability and related forms such as define, definition, definite, and definitive. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown