expressible

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪkˈsprɛsəbəl/ UK /ɪkˈsprɛsəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
capable of being expressed or stated

Some grief is scarcely expressible in words.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · capable of being expressed... statablecommunicablearticulableutterabledefinable

Opposites

inexpressible ineffable unspeakable

Word family

Related forms express expression expressive

Etymology

From express + -ible. Express derives from Latin expressus, past participle of exprimere ('to press out'), from ex- ('out') + premere ('to press').

exprimere Latin premere Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# expressible

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

## Meanings
1. capable of being expressed or stated

## Examples
- Some grief is scarcely expressible in words.

## Synonyms
- statable
- communicable
- articulable
- utterable
- definable

## Antonyms
- inexpressible
- ineffable
- unspeakable

## Related Forms
- express
- expression
- expressive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: exprimere
- Root: premere

## Etymology
From express + -ible. Express derives from Latin expressus, past participle of exprimere ('to press out'), from ex- ('out') + premere ('to press').

## AI Etymology
Expressible comes from express + -ible. Express derives from Latin expressus, past participle of exprimere ('to press out'), from ex- ('out') + premere ('to press'). The etymological trail includes Latin exprimere and Latin premere. As an adjective, expressible describes what is capable of being expressed or stated. The same family is visible in related forms such as express, expression, and expressive. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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