Annihilable

/əˈnaɪ.ə.ləl/ adjective

Definition

Capable of being completely destroyed or reduced to nothing.

Etymology

From annihilate plus -able (suffix meaning 'capable of'). The root remains the Latin 'annihilare' meaning to make nothing.

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Medieval theologians debated whether souls were 'annihilable' or eternal—the debate shows how language itself was created to solve philosophical problems!

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