nameable C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈneɪməbəl/ UK /ˈneɪməbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj able to be named or specified For every nameable color there is a corresponding wavelength. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · able to be named or specified identifiablespecifiabledesignabledefinable ↔ Opposites namelessunnameableineffable Word family Related forms namenamednamingnameless Etymology AI details From name (from Old English nama, from Proto-Germanic *namô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nomn̥) plus the suffix -able. nama Old English *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nameable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈneɪməbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈneɪməbəl/ ## Meanings 1. able to be named or specified ## Examples - For every nameable color there is a corresponding wavelength. ## Synonyms - identifiable - specifiable - designable - definable ## Antonyms - nameless - unnameable - ineffable ## Related Forms - name - named - naming - nameless ## Roots and Affixes - Root: nama - Root: *h₁nómn̥ ## Etymology From name (from Old English nama, from Proto-Germanic *namô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nomn̥) plus the suffix -able. ## AI Etymology Nameable comes from name (from Old English nama, from Proto-Germanic *namô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nomn̥) plus the suffix -able. The historical trail runs through Old English nama and Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means able to be named or specified. Related forms include name, named, naming, nameless. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown