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addable en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English add Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English addable From add + -able.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of addible.
    alt of addible

Forms

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more addable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most addable Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

unaddable · nonaddable · inaddable

Translations (2)

pt adicionável (Translations) · pl dodawalny (Translations)

addable en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English add Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English addable From add + -able.

Meanings

  1. Something that can be added to a basic model or formulation; an add-on or enhancement.
    • Addables were tiltable, rotatable and removeable viewfinder, paint pot controls and auto iris. 1977, Broadcast Engineering, volume 19, page 36:
    • One of the themes that emerged regarded nutrition and how parents helped their children to consume the recommended calories. Strategies included using addables (i.e., adding extra things such as toppings, e.g., adding nuts, sugar, or fruit […] 2014, Ronald Ross Watson, Diet and Exercise in Cystic Fibrosis, page 45:

Forms

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addables Number=Plur lexicographic