-IBLE


Meaning of -IBLE in English

-able , -ible suffix (in adjectives)

1.

that can or must be :

calculable

taxable

2.

having the quality of :

fashionable

comfortable

changeable

►  -ability , -ibility (in nouns):

capability

responsibility

►  -ably , -ibly (in adverbs):

noticeably

incredibly

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WORD ORIGIN

from French -able or Latin -abilis ; originally found in words only from these forms but later used to form adjectives directly from English verbs ending in -ate , e.g. educable from educate ; later used to form adjectives from verbs of all types (influenced by the unrelated word able ), e.g. bearable , saleable .

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