-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.
curable (adjective)
damageable (adjective)
damnable (adjective)
debatable (adjective), more debatable, most debatable
1. An indication that something may, or may not be, true or real: "Whether the politician's report is accurate is most debatable."
2. That which is liable to be questioned or disputed: "It's debatable whether this tax cut is actually a benefit to very many people."
2. That which is liable to be questioned or disputed: "It's debatable whether this tax cut is actually a benefit to very many people."
decasyllable (adjective)
deceivable (adjective)
definable (adjective)
deflagrable (adjective)
1. Burning with a sudden and sparkling combustion; such as, niter; hence, slightly explosive.
2. Liable to snap and crackle when heated; such as, salt.
2. Liable to snap and crackle when heated; such as, salt.
deflect, deflects; deflected, deflecting
1. To change course because of hitting something, or change something's course by coming into contact with it.
2. To turn aside or cause to turn aside; to bend or to deviate.
3. To direct people's attention or criticism away from a subject or issue to something else.
4. To force someone to change what he or she is doing or planning to do.
2. To turn aside or cause to turn aside; to bend or to deviate.
3. To direct people's attention or criticism away from a subject or issue to something else.
4. To force someone to change what he or she is doing or planning to do.
demand, demands; demanded, demanding (verbs)
1. To ask for urgently or peremptorily: demand an investigation into the murder; demanding that he leave immediately; demanded to speak to the manager.
2. To claim as just or due: "The bank demanded repayment of a loan."
3. To ask to be informed of: "I demand a reason for this interruption."
4. To require as useful, just, proper, or necessary; to call for: "This is a gem that demands a fine setting."
5. In law: To summon to court; to claim formally; lay legal claim to.
2. To claim as just or due: "The bank demanded repayment of a loan."
3. To ask to be informed of: "I demand a reason for this interruption."
4. To require as useful, just, proper, or necessary; to call for: "This is a gem that demands a fine setting."
5. In law: To summon to court; to claim formally; lay legal claim to.
demonstrable (adjective)
1. The capability of being logically proven.
2. Obvious or apparent: "Gwen's lies were demonstrable."
3. So obvious as to be readily recognized.
4. Capable of being shown to exist or to be true: "There was demonstrable proof that Marcos set the fire."
2. Obvious or apparent: "Gwen's lies were demonstrable."
3. So obvious as to be readily recognized.
4. Capable of being shown to exist or to be true: "There was demonstrable proof that Marcos set the fire."
demountable (adjective)
1. To remove from a mounting, setting, or place of support; such as, a gun.
2. To take apart; to disassemble.
3. Capable of being dismounted, dismantled, or removed and readily reassembled or repositioned.
2. To take apart; to disassemble.
3. Capable of being dismounted, dismantled, or removed and readily reassembled or repositioned.
deniable (adjective)
denumerable (adjective)
That which can be counted: "There are many denumerable things; for example, denumerable sins, denumerable assets, denumerable words, etc."
dependable (adjective)
1. Someone, or something, which is capable of being trusted, depended upon, or worthy of reliance or trust.
2. Yielding the same, or compatible, results in different clinical experiments or statistical trials.
3. Consistent in performance or behavior; worthy of reliance or trust.
2. Yielding the same, or compatible, results in different clinical experiments or statistical trials.
3. Consistent in performance or behavior; worthy of reliance or trust.
