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salvable

salvable

8.1
Can be helped to become a better person
  • adjective
  • /ˈsæl.və.bəl/
translation icon : redimible
  • Don't worry, your mistakes are salvable!

Examples

  • The counselor believed that even the most troubled youth was salvable with the right support.

  • Some historians argue that the ancient city was no longer salvable after the devastating fire.

  • The novel explores whether a flawed character is truly salvable through acts of kindness.

  • The project was deemed salvable after the review.

  • Despite the challenges he faced, she believed he was still in a salvable condition and could turn his life around.

  • The damaged painting was thought to be salvable with careful restoration by a skilled conservator.

  • In their discussions about redemption, they argued that every soul is salvable with genuine repentance.

Synonyms

redeemable
vssalvable
1 5.6

Can change and be forgiven for past mistakes

stresses rescue from spiritual ruin or total destruction rather than reform

How Redeemable

saved
  • Formal
5.1
redeemable
1 4.6
salvable
8.1
lost
7 5.3

Surface Forms

salvable positive

Morphology

salvable = salvage (transparent) = salvage + able

Standard adjective formation from the verb 'salvage' with the productive suffix '-able'; meaning is directly 'capable of being salvaged', including in moral/spiritual senses.

Etymology

The word salvable comes from the Latin salvare 'to save' and is the same root as salvation and save. So if a person or soul is salvable, they can still be 'saved' from moral or spiritual harm.