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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

alienable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈeɪljənəbəl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Capable of being alienated, sold, or transferred to another
    • Land is alienable according to the laws of the state.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most alienable Degree=Sup lexicographic
more alienable Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

unalienable · inalienable

Deriveds

unalienable · nonalienable · alienableness · alienably

Relateds

alien · alienation · alienate

Translations (5)

hu elidegeníthető (capable of being alienated, sold or transferred) · pl zbywalny (capable of being alienated, sold or transferred) · fr aliénable (capable of being alienated, sold or transferred) · es alienable (capable of being alienated, sold or transferred) · pt alienável (capable of being alienated, sold or transferred)