conceivable

[ kuhn-see-vuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. capable of being conceived; imaginable.

Origin of conceivable

1
1425–75; late Middle English. See conceive, -able

Other words from conceivable

  • con·ceiv·a·bil·i·ty, con·ceiv·a·ble·ness, noun
  • con·ceiv·a·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for conceivable

conceivable

/ (kənˈsiːvəbəl) /


adjective
  1. capable of being understood, believed, or imagined; possible

Derived forms of conceivable

  • conceivability or conceivableness, noun
  • conceivably, adverb

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