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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

mentionable en · ADJ

Etymology

From mention + -able.

Meanings

  1. Important or worthy of note.
    • The study can be divided into seven mentionable characteristics.
  2. Suitable to be openly talked about, or mentioned; not taboo.
    • But even in 1776, this concept was thought to be mentionable only as the consequence of a bitter struggle. 2005, Christopher Hitchens, Letters To A Young Contrarian, page 25:

Forms

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more mentionable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most mentionable Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

unmentionable

Synonyms

eminent (worthy of note) · nontaboo (not taboo) · noteworthy

Translations (3)

pl parlamentarny (suitable to be openly talked about, or mentioned; not taboo) · pl cenzuralny (suitable to be openly talked about, or mentioned; not taboo) · es mencionable (suitable to be openly talked about, or mentioned; not taboo)