specifiable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈspɛsɪˌfaɪəbəl/ UK /ˈspɛsɪˌfaɪəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
able to be specified, stated, or precisely identified

The damages must be specifiable before the claim can proceed.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · able to be specified,... definabledeterminablestatableidentifiable

Opposites

unspecifiableindeterminable

Word family

Related forms specify specific specification

Etymology

From specify + -able; specify derives from Old French specifier, from Late Latin specificare, from Latin species ('kind') + facere ('to make').

specificare Late Latin species Latin facere Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# specifiable

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

## Meanings
1. able to be specified, stated, or precisely identified

## Examples
- The damages must be specifiable before the claim can proceed.

## Synonyms
- definable
- determinable
- statable
- identifiable

## Antonyms
- unspecifiable
- indeterminable

## Related Forms
- specify
- specific
- specification

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: specificare
- Root: species
- Root: facere

## Etymology
From specify + -able; specify derives from Old French specifier, from Late Latin specificare, from Latin species ('kind') + facere ('to make').

## AI Etymology
Specifiable comes from specify + -able; specify derives from Old French specifier, from Late Latin specificare, from Latin species ('kind') + facere ('to make'). The historical chain includes Late Latin specificare, Latin species, and Latin facere. Older glosses in the chain include "kind" and "to make", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, specifiable is best read as compound, suffixal formation, and borrowing, yielding an English adjective shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as an adjective, with the sense "able to be specified, stated, or precisely identified". related forms include specify, specific, and specification. The result is an English adjective whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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