- conceivable
- adjective
Date: 15th century
capable of being conceived ; imaginable <every conceivable combination> • conceivability noun • conceivableness noun
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Conceivable — Con*ceiv a*ble, a. [Cf. F. concevable.] Capable of being conceived, imagined, or understood. Any conceivable weight. Bp. Wilkins. [1913 Webster] It is not conceivable that it should be indeed that very person whose shape and voice it assumed.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conceivable — index believable, colorable (plausible), comprehensible, constructive (inferential), plausible, possible … Law dictionary
conceivable — mid 15c. (implied in conceivableness), from CONCEIVE (Cf. conceive) + ABLE (Cf. able). Originally in a now obsolete sense that can be received. Meaning that can be imagined is attested from 1620s (in conceivably) … Etymology dictionary
conceivable — [adj] reasonable, easy to understand believable, convincing, credible, earthly, imaginable, likely, mortal, possible, probable, supposable, thinkable; concepts 529,552 Ant. difficult, inconceivable, unbelievable, unimaginable, unreasonable,… … New thesaurus
conceivable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ capable of being imagined or understood. DERIVATIVES conceivably adverb … English terms dictionary
conceivable — [kən sēv′ə bəl] adj. [ME] that can be conceived, understood, imagined, or believed conceivability n. conceivably adv … English World dictionary
conceivable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ entirely, perfectly (esp. BrE), quite ▪ … Collocations dictionary
conceivable — adj. conceivable that + clause (it is conceivable that they knew about it beforehand) * * * [kən siːvəb(ə)l] conceivable that + clause (it is conceivable that they knew about it beforehand) … Combinatory dictionary
conceivable — [[t]kənsi͟ːvəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: oft it v link ADJ that If something is conceivable, you can imagine it or believe it. Without their support the project would not have been conceivable... It is just conceivable that a single survivor might be found … English dictionary
conceivable — con|ceiv|a|ble [ kən sivəbl ] adjective possible, or possible to imagine: The book covers every conceivable aspect of the subject. conceivable that: It s conceivable that she s been delayed at work. ─ opposite INCONCEIVABLE ╾ con|ceiv|a|bly… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
conceivable — adjective able to be believed or imagined: He could talk intelligently on almost any conceivable subject. | What conceivable reason could they have for doing such crazy things? | conceiveable (that): It is conceivable that the peace mission will… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
