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designable en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈzaɪnəbəl/

Etymology

From design + -able.

Meanings

  1. Capable of being designed.

Forms

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most designable Degree=Sup lexicographic
more designable Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

undesignable

designable en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdɛzɪɡnəbəl/
  • /ˈdɛs-/
  • /ˈdɛzəɡnəbəl/

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin dēsignābilis, from dēsignō (“to indicate, designate”).

Meanings

  1. (archaic) Capable of being designated; designatable.

Forms

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more designable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most designable Degree=Sup lexicographic