Capable of being affected, moved, or influenced; susceptible to emotion or change.
From 'affect' + '-ible' (capable of). This uses the Latin-derived '-ible' suffix rather than '-able,' both meaning 'capable of.' The root 'affect' comes from Latin 'afficere' (to influence).
While 'affectable' is more common today, 'affectible' was preferred in older texts—particularly in philosophical and religious writings about the human soul. Both mean the same thing, but '-ible' sounds more formal and scholarly.
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