Sayable

//ˈseɪəbəl// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    That which can be said.

    "On the other hand, verbs indicate incomplete sayables – predicates – that are related to actions and undergoing of actions."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of being pronounced or uttered; articulable.

    "Rimbaud is the enfant terrible who burns through the sayable; Oppen is the poet of the left whose quiet is a sign of commitment."

Synonyms

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describableverbalizableverbalizable

Example

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"Rimbaud is the enfant terrible who burns through the sayable; Oppen is the poet of the left whose quiet is a sign of commitment."

Etymology

From say + -able.

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