adj ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Able to be explained or understood

Adjective

1. 1
   capable of being understood wordnet

Synonyms

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accountableapprehensibleclearcomprehensibledecipherableexoteric

Antonyms

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abstrusedenseimpenetrableinenarrable

Example

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"Sami thinks that's explainable."

Etymology

From explain + -able from Latin explanō (“I flatten, spread out, make plain or clear, explain”).

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