modifiable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmɑdəˌfaɪəbəl/ UK /ˈmɒdɪfaɪəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
capable of being changed or altered

Diet and exercise are modifiable risk factors for heart disease.

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Synonyms

1 adj · capable of being changed or... adjustable alterable adaptable changeable variableamendable

Opposites

fixed unalterable immutable

Word family

Derived forms modifiability

Related forms modify modification modifier

Etymology

From modify + -able, from Old French modifier, from Latin modificare ('to limit, measure'), from modus ('measure') + facere ('to make').

modificare Latin modus Latin facere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# modifiable

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

## Meanings
1. capable of being changed or altered

## Examples
- Diet and exercise are modifiable risk factors for heart disease.

## Synonyms
- adjustable
- alterable
- adaptable
- changeable
- variable
- amendable

## Antonyms
- fixed
- unalterable
- immutable

## Derived Forms
- modifiability

## Related Forms
- modify
- modification
- modifier

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: modificare
- Root: modus
- Root: facere

## Etymology
From modify + -able, from Old French modifier, from Latin modificare ('to limit, measure'), from modus ('measure') + facere ('to make').

## AI Etymology
Modifiable comes from modify + -able, from Old French modifier, from Latin modificare ('to limit, measure'), from modus ('measure') + facere ('to make'). The etymological trail includes Latin modificare, Latin modus, Latin facere. The same word family includes modifiability, modify, modification, modifier. Its current adjective use means "capable of being changed or altered".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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