Definition
Capable of being expressed or given expression; capable of showing emotion or meaning.
Etymology
From 'expression' plus '-able'. A compound formation that's rarely seen in modern English, from Latin 'exprimere'.
Kelly Says
This word barely exists in modern usage, but it perfectly demonstrates how English can generate infinite adjectives by adding '-able' to almost any noun. Our language is constantly creating new possibilities.
Translations
ARالعربية
قابل للتعبير
qa-bil li-t-ta-ab-eer
BNবাংলা
প্রকাশ্য
pro-ka-sh-ya
CACatalà
expressiu
ek-spres-ee-oo
CSČeština
vyjádřitelný
vee-yad-r-t-el-ny
DADansk
udtrykkelig
oot-tryk-ke-lig
DEDeutsch
ausdrücklich
ow-shdruck-lich
ELΕλληνικά
διατυπώσιμος
dee-a-ty-po-si-mos
ESEspañol
expresable
ek-spres-ah-ble
FAفارسی
قابل بیان
qa-bil-e be-yaan
FISuomi
ilmaisu
il-mais-u
FRFrançais
exprimable
ek-spri-ma-ble
GUGU
વ્યક્ત કરી શકાય
vyak-t kar-ree sha-ka-y
HEעברית
ניתן לביטא
nitan l-bi-ta
HIहिन्दी
व्यक्तीय
vyak-tee-y
HUMagyar
kiejtésre alkalmas
key-te-s-re al-ka-mas
IDBahasa Indonesia
dapat diekspresikan
da-pat di-ek-spre-si-kan
IGIG
nwere ike ịgbasa
nwe-re i-ke ig-ba-sa
ITItaliano
esprimibile
es-prim-ee-ble
JA日本語
表現できる
hyōgen dekiru
KKKK
көрсетіледі
kor-set-i-le-di
KMKM
បានបង្ហាញ
ba-an bon-h-an
KO한국어
표현 가능한
pyo-hyeon gahn-g-han
MRMR
व्यक्त करण्याजोगे
vyak-t kar-nya-a-jog-e
MSBahasa Melayu
dapat diungkapkan
da-pat di-khuan-ga-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောဆိုနိုင်
pyaw-so no-ing
NLNederlands
uiterlijk
oo-ter-lijk
NONorsk
uttrykklig
oot-trykk-lig
PLPolski
wyrażalny
vye-raz-a-l-ny
PTPortuguês
expressável
ek-spres-sa-vel
RORomână
exprimabil
ek-sprim-a-bil
RUРусский
выразимый
vy-raz-im-y
SVSvenska
uttrycklig
oo-tryck-lig
SWKiswahili
linalingana
li-na-li-nga-na
TAதமிழ்
விளக்கம்
vi-lak-kam
TEతెలుగు
వ్యక్తీకరించదగిన
vyak-tee-ka-rin-cha-da-gin
THไทย
สามารถแสดงออกได้
sa-ma-tan-chan-sane-ok-dai
TLTL
maaaring ipaliwanag
ma-a-ring i-pa-li-wa-nag
TRTürkçe
ifade edilebilir
if-ade ee-de-le-bi-r
UKУкраїнська
виражаемый
vy-raz-a-ye-myy
URاردو
اظہار پذیر
a-zah-ar pa-e-r
VITiếng Việt
có thể diễn đạt
co the dien dat
ZUZU
ingakwaziwa
in-ga-k-wa-zi-wa