adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Capable of being interpreted or explained.

   "There was an expression there, but not much of an interpretable one."

Adjective

1. 1
   capable of being understood wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

explicableaccountableallegoricalassociationalconnotationalconnotative

Example

More examples

"There was an expression there, but not much of an interpretable one."

Etymology

From the Late Latin interpretābilis, from interpretor; equivalent to interpret + -able; compare the obsolete French interpretable.

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