mentionable C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmɛnʃənəbəl/ UK /ˈmɛnʃənəbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj fit or suitable to be mentioned There was nothing mentionable to report from the meeting. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · fit or suitable to be... nameableutterablespeakablereportablefitseemly ↔ Opposites unmentionableunspeakabletaboo Word family Derived forms mentionability Related forms mentionmentioned Etymology AI details From mention (from Latin mentiō 'a calling to mind', from the root of mēns 'mind') + -able. mentiō Latin *men- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # mentionable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmɛnʃənəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɛnʃənəbəl/ ## Meanings 1. fit or suitable to be mentioned ## Examples - There was nothing mentionable to report from the meeting. ## Synonyms - nameable - utterable - speakable - reportable - fit - seemly ## Antonyms - unmentionable - unspeakable - taboo ## Derived Forms - mentionability ## Related Forms - mention - mentioned ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mentiō - Root: *men- ## Etymology From mention (from Latin mentiō 'a calling to mind', from the root of mēns 'mind') + -able. ## AI Etymology Mentionable comes from mention (from Latin mentiō 'a calling to mind', from the root of mēns 'mind') + -able. The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As an adjective, it carries the sense "fit or suitable to be mentioned", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Latin mentiō and Proto-Indo-European *men-. Derivative forms include mentionability; related words include mention, mentioned. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown