-IBLE

Meaning of -IBLE in English

■ suffix forming adjectives:

1》 able to be: defensible.

2》 suitable for being: edible.

3》 causing: horrible.

Origin

from Fr. ~ or L. -ibilis .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

IBLE — County: Derbyshire Post Code: DE4
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
-IBLE — see: -able
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-IBLE — — see -able
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-IBLE — () See -able.
Английский словарь Webster
-IBLE — See -able.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-IBLE — var. of -able , occurring in words borrowed from Latin ( credible; horrible; visible ), or modeled on the Latin …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-IBLE — — see -able
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-IBLE — see -able.
Webster English vocab
-IBLE — [-ible] --see -able
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-IBLE — -ible BrE AmE əb ə l ɪb ə l ▷ — visible ˈvɪz əb ə l -ɪb-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-IBLE — -able , -ible suffix (in adjectives) 1. that can or must be : calculable taxable 2. having the quality of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-IBLE — I. -able /əb ə l/ BrE AmE ( also -ible ) suffix [in adjectives] [ Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
-IBLE — suffix forming adjectives meaning 'that may or may be' (see -ABLE) (terrible; forcible; possible). [F -ible or L -ibilis]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
-IBLE — встречается в прил. лат. происхождения со значением возможности или невозможности осуществления: - invincible непобедимый встречается в прил. разного значения, не …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
-IBLE — = -able 2, 3
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
-IBLE — = -able 2, 3
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
-IBLE — = -able 2, 3
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
-IBLE — встречается в прил. лат. происхождения со значением возможности или невозможности осуществления: - invincible непобедимый встречается в прил. разного значения, не …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
IBLE — ― see -ABLE
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
INSUBMERGIBLE — adjective or in·submersible “+ Etymology: insubmergible from in- (I) + submerge + -ible; insubmersible probably from French, from in- in- …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FERMENTESCIBLE — |fərmən.|tesəbəl adjective or fer·men·tis·ci·ble -tis- Etymology: fermentescible from Latin fermentesc ere to swell, rise, ferment (from Latin fermentum leaven, yeast …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-ABLE — adjective suffix also -ible əbəl Usage: see Explan Notes Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin -abilis, -ibilis, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OSTENSIBLE — — ostensibly , adv. /o sten"seuh beuhl/ , adj. 1. outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FEASIBLE — — feasibility, feasibleness , n. — feasibly , adv. /fee"zeuh beuhl/ , adj. 1. capable of being done, effected, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-ABLE — also -ible Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin -abilis, -ibilis, from -a-, -i-, verb stem vowels + -bilis capable …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLEX — ~ 1 ■ verb 1》 bend (a limb or joint). 2》 contract or tense (a muscle). 3》 warp or bend …
Concise Oxford English vocab
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IRRESISTIBLE — [ir.re.sist.ible] adj (1597): impossible to resist "an ~ attraction" -- ir.re.sist.ibil.i.ty n -- ir.re.sist.ible.ness n -- ir.re.sist.ibly adv
Merriam-Webster English vocab
INFUSIBLE — [in.fus.ible] adj (1555): incapable of being fused: very difficult to fuse -- in.fus.ibil.i.ty n -- in.fus.ible.ness n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
INEXPRESSIBLE — [in.ex.press.ible] adj (1625): not capable of being expressed: indescribable -- in.ex.press.ibil.i.ty n -- in.ex.press.ible.ness n -- in.ex.press.ibly adv
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