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deceivable

/dɪˈsiːvəbəl/

deceivable adjective: able to be deceived; gullible.

Adjective

deceivable (comparative more deceivable, superlative most deceivable)

  1. Able to be deceived; gullible.
  2. (obsolete) Deceitful, deceptive.

deceivable meaning in Tamil and Sanskrit

deceivable in Tamil

ஏன்ற்றப்படக்கூடிய, எளிதில் வஞ்சனைக்கு உட்படத்தக்க

deceivable in Sanskrit

deceivable
दभ्य dábhya

Forms of deceivable

comparativemore deceivable
superlativemost deceivable

Origin of deceivable

Inherited from Middle English deceyvable (“deceptive, misleading”), from Anglo-Norman decevable; equivalent to deceive + -able.

Words formed from deceivable

Questions about deceivable

What does deceivable mean?
Deceivable means able to be deceived; gullible.
What is deceivable in Tamil?
Deceivable in Tamil is ஏன்ற்றப்படக்கூடிய, எளிதில் வஞ்சனைக்கு உட்படத்தக்க. See Deceivable meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is deceivable?
Deceivable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce deceivable?
Deceivable is pronounced /dɪˈsiːvəbəl/.

Words near deceivable in the dictionary

  1. deceitless
  2. deceitlessness
  3. deceits
  4. deceiv'd
  5. deceivability
  6. deceivable
  7. deceivableness
  8. deceivably
  9. deceivance
  10. deceive
  11. deceived

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Adapted from Wiktionary: deceivable (page history and authors); deceivable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); दभ्य (Sanskrit) (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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