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designable

designable

1 4.2
Can be planned or made to meet specific needs
  • adjective
  • /dɪˈzaɪnəbl/
: diseñable
  • All systems may be classified into two categories: designable and nondesignable.

Examples

  • Because of their specific characteristics, living systems such as societies and human beings are not designable in an engineering sense.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The new software is designable to fit the specific needs of each client.

  • Living systems such as societies and human minds are not designable in an engineering sense.

    Academic text (1991)

  • It is predictable as well as designable.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The architect created a designable blueprint that could easily be modified for different building styles.

  • This jewelry is designable, allowing customers to choose the gemstones and settings they prefer.

How Feasible

feasible
73 4.9
designable
1 4.2
impractical
35 5.3
impossible
∞ 1.4

Surface Forms

designable positive

Morphology

designable = design (transparent) = design + able

Standard adjective formation from the verb 'design' with '-able', meaning 'able to be designed'; the relation is directly inferable.

Etymology

Designable breaks into design + -able. The root design comes from an old word meaning 'to mark' and is like the English word sign, while -able means 'can be', so designable is something that 'can be planned or made to fit a need'.