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namable

namable

4.1
A thing people can call by a word that shows what it is
  • adjective
  • /ˈneɪməbəl/
translation icon : nombrable
  • The game features over a hundred different characters, each with their own namable traits.

Examples

  • It is forbiddingly technical, and in spite of its direct appeal, it seems to have no namable links to daily life, such as are obvious in the novel and the play.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Free verse is free verse precisely because it does not have an identifiable foot and because it does not have a recurrent and namable line.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • In the discussion, she shared her philosophy on how every emotion is a namable aspect of our experience.

  • He struggled to find a namable reason for his sudden change in attitude.

Synonyms

nameable
vsnamable
1 3.5

You can tell what it is by its name

is the same meaning but uses an alternate spelling with an extra letter

Antonyms

anonymous
47 4.8

Does not have special features that make it stand out

nameless
44 4.4

A person or thing with no known name

Surface Forms

namable positive

Morphology

namable = name (transparent) = name + able

This is a regular adjective formed from the verb 'name' with the suffix '-able', meaning 'able to be named'.

Etymology

The word namable comes from the simple word name and the ending -able, which means 'able to be'. So, something namable is something you can give a name to or identify by name.