namable
namable is the alternative form of nameable.
Meaning of nameable
Adjective
nameable (not comparable)
- Capable of being distinguished and named; able to be called by a specific name.
- [God’s] pure being, because it is neither understandable, nor nameable by us, we speake of goodnesse, of power, &c. as of the effluences or prime acts thereof […]1635, Alexander Gill, The Sacred Philosophie of Holy Scripture, London: Joyce Norton and Richard Whitaker, Chapter 8, p. 30
- Worthy of being named or having a name; significant; memorable (especially in negative expressions).
- […] the culture [of alfalfa] is not very expensive, though the profit is not nameable till the second or third year, when the cuttings are considerable […]c. 1785, Josiah Ringsted, The Cattle-Keeper’s Assistant, 7th edition, London: J. Dixwell, page 52
Words formed from namable
Questions about namable
- What is namable the alternative form of?
- Namable is the alternative form of nameable.
Words near namable in the dictionary
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