Knowable

/[ˈnəʊəbɫ̩]/ adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of being known, understood or comprehended.

    "Some things are not knowable. If Pradeep Mathew had played for India or England, would he have gone on to be the greatest spinner of all time? Not knowable. How many poor bastards have perished in this bed before me? Not knowable."

Adjective
  1. 1
    capable of being known wordnet

Synonyms

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appreciablearticulateauthenticclearcognisablecognizable

Example

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"When science shall have described all that is knowable in the universe, then God will be complete, if we take the word God as synonymous with the totality of existence."

Etymology

Attested since the 15th century; know + -able

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