cogitable

[ koj-i-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. able to be considered; conceivable; thinkable:

   The thought of space flights to other galaxies has become more cogitable.

cogitable

/ ˈkɒdʒɪtəbəl /

adjective

1. rare.
   conceivable

Other Words From

• cogi·ta·bili·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cogitable¹

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin cōgitābilis, equivalent to cōgitā ( re ) ( cogitate ) + -bilis -ble

Example Sentences

There are only two modes of causality cogitable—the causality of nature or of freedom.

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Objects, therefore, are of two kinds, sensible and cogitable.

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Scotus Erigena revived the doctrine of Cogitable Universalia extra rem and ante rem.

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A body impelled in one direction by a given force, and in another by its opposite, is easily cogitable.

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