Definition
Capable of being deleted or erased; able to be removed or obliterated.
Etymology
From Latin 'delebilis' meaning 'capable of being destroyed,' derived from 'delere' (to destroy, erase). The suffix '-ble' comes from Latin '-bilis' meaning 'capable of.'
Kelly Says
This word is almost extinct from modern English, yet it perfectly captures something we do constantly in the digital age—deleting files. The Romans had a word for erasability long before erasers or delete buttons existed!
Translations
ARالعربية
قابلة للبحث
qa-bila lil-ba-tish
BNবাংলা
চোপানো যায়
cho-pa-no jaa
CACatalà
borrable
bor-ra-ble
CSČeština
mazatelný
ma-za-tel-ny
DADansk
slettelig
slet-te-lig
DEDeutsch
löschbar
loesh-bar
ELΕλληνικά
διαγράφημα
di-a-gra-fe-ma
ESEspañol
borrable
bor-ra-ble
FAفارسی
حذف پذیر
ha-f-e-pe-zar
FISuomi
poistettavissa
poi-ste-t-ta-vis-sa
FRFrançais
effaçable
e-fasa-ble
HIहिन्दी
मिटाया जा सकता है
mit-aa-ya jaa sak-ta hai
HUMagyar
törölhető
tor-ol-he-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
bisa dihapus
bisa di-hapus
ITItaliano
cancellabile
kan-sel-la-bi-le
KO한국어
삭제 가능
sa-je-gi-gan-gwon
MSBahasa Melayu
boleh dihapus
bo-leh di-hapus
NLNederlands
verwijderbaar
ver-wij-der-baar
NONorsk
slettelig
slet-te-lig
PLPolski
usuwalny
u-su-wal-ny
PTPortuguês
apagarável
a-pa-gar-a-vel
RORomână
ștergabil
shter-ga-bil
RUРусский
удаляемый
udal-ya-yemyy
SVSvenska
raserbar
ra-ser-bar
SWKiswahili
lainiwe
la-i-ni-we
TAதமிழ்
அழிக்க முடியும்
a-li-kka mu-di-yum
TEతెలుగు
మాయం చేయవచ్చు
ma-ya-m che-ya-v-chchu
TLTL
maaaring tanggalin
ma-a-ra-ing tan-gal-in
TRTürkçe
silinebilir
si-li-ne-bil-ir
UKУкраїнська
видаляний
vi-da-li-an-nyy
URاردو
مٹا سکتا ہے
mat-a sak-ta hai
VITiếng Việt
có thể xóa
co the xoá
ZUZU
ngcwaliswa
ngcwa-li-swa