demonstrable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dɪˈmɑnstrəbəl/ UK /dɪˈmɒnstrəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
capable of being shown or logically proved

There is no demonstrable link between the two events.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · capable of being shown or... provableverifiable evident manifest apparent incontrovertible

Opposites

unprovableunverifiable dubious doubtful

Word family

Derived forms demonstrablydemonstrability

Related forms demonstrate demonstration demonstrative

Etymology

From Latin demonstrabilis ('that can be shown'), from demonstrare ('to point out, show'), from de- (intensive) plus monstrare ('to show'), from monstrum ('omen, portent').

demonstrare Latin monstrare Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# demonstrable

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

## Meanings
1. capable of being shown or logically proved

## Examples
- There is no demonstrable link between the two events.

## Synonyms
- provable
- verifiable
- evident
- manifest
- apparent
- incontrovertible

## Antonyms
- unprovable
- unverifiable
- dubious
- doubtful

## Derived Forms
- demonstrably
- demonstrability

## Related Forms
- demonstrate
- demonstration
- demonstrative

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: demonstrare
- Root: monstrare

## Etymology
From Latin demonstrabilis ('that can be shown'), from demonstrare ('to point out, show'), from de- (intensive) plus monstrare ('to show'), from monstrum ('omen, portent').

## AI Etymology
Demonstrable is from Latin demonstrabilis ('that can be shown'), from demonstrare ('to point out, show'), from de- (intensive) plus monstrare ('to show'), from monstrum ('omen, portent'). The ancestry passes through Latin demonstrare and Latin monstrare. The prefix de- often marks removal, reversal, or downward motion in Latin formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as an adjective, it means "capable of being shown or logically proved", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include demonstrate, demonstration, and demonstrative; derived forms include demonstrably and demonstrability.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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