annihilable
/əˈnaɪ.ɪləbəl/
annihilable adjective: capable of being annihilated; able to be destroyed completely.
Adjective
annihilable (comparative more annihilable, superlative most annihilable)
- Capable of being annihilated; able to be destroyed completely.
- [Space] cannot be a created Subſtance; becauſe vve cannot conceive it creable or annihilable; and therefore it carries vvith it an Idea of neceſſary Exiſtence; […]1733, I[saac] W[atts], “Essay I. A Fair Enquiry and Debate Concerning Space. Sect[ion] V. Space Cannot be God.”, in Philosophical Essays on Various Subjects, […], London: […] Richard Ford […], and...
- The rights of men in ſociety, are neither deviſeable, nor transferable, nor annihilable, but are deſcendable only; and it is not in the power of any generation to intercept finally, and cut off the deſcent.1791, Thomas Paine, Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke’s Attack on the French Revolution, London: […] J. S. Jordan, […], →OCLC, page 129
Forms of annihilable
| comparative | more annihilable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most annihilable |
Origin of annihilable
From Latin annihilābilis, from annihilō. Equivalent to annihilate + -able.
Words formed from annihilable
Questions about annihilable
- What does annihilable mean?
- Annihilable means capable of being annihilated; able to be destroyed completely.
- What part of speech is annihilable?
- Annihilable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce annihilable?
- Annihilable is pronounced /əˈnaɪ.ɪləbəl/.
Words near annihilable in the dictionary
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