nameable
or nam·a·ble
[ ney-muh-buhl ]
Origin of nameable
1Other words from nameable
- name·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- un·name·a·ble, adjective
Words Nearby nameable
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How to use nameable in a sentence
The general result is, that there are three chief kinds of nameable things:—1.
Analysis of Mr. Mill's System of Logic | William StebbingWe are thus, as it were, driven upon the theory of Theism as furnishing the only nameable explanation of this universal order.
Thoughts on Religion | George John RomanesThis celestial joy is, fundamentally, a question of the enduring of some un-nameable energy.
The Prodigal Returns | Lilian StaveleyWhat could it be, she appeared to ask, that was barely nameable?
The Two Magics | Henry JamesAlso, a sail of very light duck, over which un-nameable sails have been set, which defy classification.
The Sailor's Word-Book | William Henry Smyth
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