alible
UK/ˈæ.lɪ.bəl/
alible adjective: nourishing.
Adjective
alible (comparative more alible, superlative most alible)
- Nourishing.
- […] Alible substances, of the most healthy kind, may then generate the same evils as would follow from a deficiency of food.1827, F. J. V. Broussais, M.D., “A Treatise on Physiology applied to Pathology”, in John Bell, M.D. & René La Roche, M.D., transl., The North American Medical and Surgical Journal — “Analytical...
- For in the same way as this dew, by ulterior condensation and adhesion, becomes alible gluten and cambium, whence the parts of the body are constituted […]1847, William Harvey, On Generation, Sydenham Society, Of the primigenial moisture, page 514; republished as The works of William Harvey, (Please provide a date or year)
alible meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
alible in Tamil
- ஊட்ட உணவு, ஊட்டுச் சத்து
alible in Bengali
- পুষ্টিকর, পোষক
alible in Kannada
- ಆರಯ್ಕೆಯ
Forms of alible
| comparative | more alible |
|---|---|
| superlative | most alible |
Origin of alible
Learned borrowing from Latin alibilis, from alō (“feed, nourish”) + -ibilis (“-ible”). First attested in c. 1650.
Questions about alible
- What does alible mean?
- Alible means nourishing.
- What is alible in Tamil?
- Alible in Tamil is ஊட்ட உணவு, ஊட்டுச் சத்து. See Alible meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is alible?
- Alible is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce alible?
- Alible is pronounced /ˈæ.lɪ.bəl/ (UK).
Words near alible in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: alible (page history and authors); alible (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); alible (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); alible (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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