seeable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈsi.əbl̩/
Etymology
Etymology tree English see Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English seeable From see + -able.
Meanings
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Able to be seen; visible.
The relative scarcity of experimental work in relation to the box-office leviathans is of course only one of the reasons they're less seen and less seeable[…].
1988 January 8, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “10 From '87”, in Chicago Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most seeable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more seeable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |