modifiable C2+ Topic:Describing People 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · capable of being changed or... adjustablealterableadaptablechangeablevariableamendable ↔ Opposites fixedunalterableimmutable Word family Derived forms modifiability Related forms modifymodificationmodifier Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 People - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown