adjective suffix
also -ible əbəl
Usage: see Explan Notes
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin -abilis, -ibilis, from -a-, -i- (thematic vowels of various conjugations of verbs) + -bilis capable or worthy of (being acted upon)
1. : capable of, fit for, or worthy of (being so acted upon or toward) — chiefly in adjectives derived from verbs
break able
connect ible
eat able
lov able
2. : tending to, given to, favoring, causing, able to, or liable to
agree able
change able
knowledge able
peace able
perish able
• -a·ble·ness əbəlnə̇s noun suffix -es
• -a·bly also -i·bly əblē, -li adverb suffix{