conversible
conversible adjective: capable of being converted. Also the alternative form of conversable.
Adjective
conversible (comparative more conversible, superlative most conversible)
- Capable of being converted.
- a. 1661, Henry Hammond, Sermon 7 in Sermons Preached by Henry Hammond, London: Robert Pawlet, 1675, p. 96,
[It is] from the not exercising of faith actually, that I ever sin; and every man in the same degree, that he is a sinner, so far is he an unbeliever. So that this conversible retrogradous... - “But what do you call right? What’s your canon of certainty there?” “The conscience that’s in us—that charming, conversible, infinite thing, the intensest thing we know. […]”1889–1890, Henry James, chapter IX, in The Tragic Muse […], volume (please specify the page), Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Company […], published 7 June 1890, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- convertible
- a. 1661, Henry Hammond, Sermon 7 in Sermons Preached by Henry Hammond, London: Robert Pawlet, 1675, p. 96,
- Capable of being substituted or swapped (with another thing).
- Reciprocal signs I call those that are conversible with the thing they are the signs of.1683, William Duncombe, Forgetfulness of God the Great Plague of Man’s Heart, London: Thomas Simmons, page 78
- [These] were with me, terms full as conversible as —1690, Thomas Brown, The Late Converts Exposed, London: Thomas Bennet, page 55
- Synonyms:
- interchangeable
Also used as
conversible is also the alternative form of conversable.
Synonyms of conversible
Forms of conversible
| comparative | more conversible |
|---|---|
| superlative | most conversible |
Origin of conversible
From converse + -ible.
Questions about conversible
- What does conversible mean?
- Conversible means capable of being converted.
- What part of speech is conversible?
- Conversible is an adjective.
Words near conversible in the dictionary
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