-able
(Latin: suffix; expressing capacity, fitness to do that which can be handled or managed, suitable skills to accomplish something; capable of being done, something which can be finished, etc.)
A suffix that forms adjectives. The suffix -ible has related meanings; expressing ability, capacity, fitness; capable of, fit for, able to be done, can be done, inclined to, tending to, given to.
This list is only a small sample of the thousands of -able words that exist in English.
inarable (adjective)
incalculable (adjective)
incapable (adjective)
incharitable (adjective)
Uncharitable; unfeeling.
includable (adjective)
incommensurable (adjective)
incommunicable (adjective)
incomparable (adjective)
1. Unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared.
2. So excellent, outstanding, or unique as to have no equal.
3. Impossible to compare with something else, because there is no basis for a comparison.
2. So excellent, outstanding, or unique as to have no equal.
3. Impossible to compare with something else, because there is no basis for a comparison.
inconcealable (adjective)
1. Not concealable or something which can not be hidden.
2. Anything which is not hidden or that is unable to be kept as a secret.
2. Anything which is not hidden or that is unable to be kept as a secret.
inconceivable (adjective)
1. Something that is impossible to think about or to imagine: "Brandon's inconceivable success in business was thought to be highly unlikely."
2. That which is so unlikely that it is difficult to believe that it exists: "The earthquake was an inconceivable disaster that was impossible to believe."
2. That which is so unlikely that it is difficult to believe that it exists: "The earthquake was an inconceivable disaster that was impossible to believe."
"There are some inconceivable things that really can't happen or certainly won't happen."
inconceivable, unthinkable
inconceivable (in" kuhn SEE vuh buhl)
Impossible to understand: "It was inconceivable that the professor wrote such an unsubstantiated article about the president of the university."
unthinkable (un THING kuh buhl)
1. Impossible to be understood by the mind or contrary to reasonable expectations: "It was unthinkable that the children should be expected to walk so far."
2. Inconceivable to imagine or to believe: "It was unthinkable that the teacher was leaving the school before the end of the semester."
2. Inconceivable to imagine or to believe: "It was unthinkable that the teacher was leaving the school before the end of the semester."
She found the mathematical formula on the examination inconceivable; however, it was unthinkable that she would fail the exam because of this one problem.
incondensable, incondensible
1. Difficult or impossible to condense: "The judge presented an incondensable judicial opinion."
2. Not condensable; incapable of being made more dense or compact, or reduced to liquid form.
2. Not condensable; incapable of being made more dense or compact, or reduced to liquid form.
inconsolable
Incapable of being consoled or comforted.
incontestable
1. Not contestable; not to be disputed; not admitting debate; too clear to be controverted; incontrovertible; such as, incontestable evidence, truth, or facts.
2. Not open to question; obviously true.
2. Not open to question; obviously true.
incremable
A reference to anything which can not be burned.
