articulable

English

Etymology

articul(ate) +‎ -able

Adjective

articulable (comparative more articulable, superlative most articulable)

(phonetics, of words, linguistic expressions, etc.) Capable of being pronounced or expressed distinctly in speech.
- 1796, P. W. Fogg, Elementa Anglicana, volume 2, page 159:
  It is beyond a doubt that many sounds are articulable, which do not occur in English.
(of ideas, thoughts, etc.) Capable of being expressed clearly in language.

Synonyms

enunciable; expressible

Derived terms

inarticulable

Translations

capable of being pronounced

Portuguese: articulável

capable of being expressed clearly

Portuguese: articulável

References

“articulable” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
"articulable" in the Wordsmyth Dictionary-Thesaurus © Wordsmyth 2002.
Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996. See "articulate."

Anagrams

curtailable

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.