Dictionary

checkable en · ADJ

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Able to be checked. ▸ Able to be verified (confirmed).
2. Able to be checked. ▸ Able to be marked with a check mark (a tick mark).
   • The checkable box acts as a visually recognizable icon next to its discriminating text. 2003, Alan Cooper, Robert Reimann, About Face 2.0: The Essentials of Interaction Design, page 340:
3. Able to be checked. ▸ Able to be restrained and controlled.
4. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Able to be checked. ▸ Alternative form of chequable.
   alt of chequable

Forms

Antonyms

unrestrainable · uncheckable · unverifiable · uncheckable · untickable · unconfirmable · uncontrollable · uncheckable · ungovernable · uncheckable · uncontainable

Coordinates

collateralizable

Deriveds

checkability · probabilistically checkable proof · uncheckable

Relateds

uncheckability · check valve

Synonyms

restrainable · tickable · controllable · containable · governable · confirmable · verifiable