Dictionary

deniable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /dɪˈnaɪ(j)əbəɫ/ (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Able to be denied or contradicted.
   • Supported and authorized to act from Moscow, the Cossack leaders, including Mozhaev, maintain tenuous and deniable links to Russia to ensure they retain their freedom to act as volunteer paramilitaries. 2014, “Little Green Men”: A Primer on Modern Russian Unconventional Warfare, Ukraine 2013–2014, Fort Bragg, North Carolina: The United States Army Special Operations Command, page 46:

Forms

Deriveds

indeniable · deniable authentication · deniably · nondeniable · deniable encryption

Translations (10)

pl zaprzeczalny (able to be denied or contradicted) · sv möjlig att förneka (able to be denied or contradicted) · gv so-obbal (able to be denied or contradicted) · de bestreitbar (able to be denied or contradicted) · pl wątpliwy (able to be denied or contradicted) · fi kiistettävissä oleva (able to be denied or contradicted) · ru отрицаемый (able to be denied or contradicted) · fi kiistettävä (able to be denied or contradicted) · de abstreitbar (able to be denied or contradicted) · sv osvuren (able to be denied or contradicted)