expressible C2+ Topic:Describing People 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 inexpressibleineffableunspeakable Word family Related forms expressexpressionexpressive Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 People - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown