conformable

[ kuhn-fawr-muh-buhl ]

adjective

1. corresponding in form, nature, or character; similar.
2. compliant; obedient; submissive:

   a conformable disposition.

3. Geology. of or relating to an unbroken sequence of strata or beds, characteristic of uninterrupted deposition.

conformable

/ kənˈfɔːməbəl /

adjective

1. corresponding in character; similar
2. obedient; submissive
3. foll by to in agreement or harmony (with); consistent (with)
4. (of rock strata) lying in a parallel arrangement so that their original relative positions have remained undisturbed
5. maths (of two matrices) related so that the number of columns in one is equal to the number of rows in the other

Derived Forms

• conˌformaˈbility, noun
• conˈformably, adverb

Other Words From

• subcon·forma·ble adjective
• subcon·forma·ble·ness noun
• subcon·forma·bly adverb
• super·con·forma·ble adjective
• super·con·forma·ble·ness noun
• super·con·forma·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of conformable¹

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

Example Sentences

Nothing can be accomplished but through the medium of, and conformable to these laws.

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Even so, I had said nothing improper and had confined myself within the limits of language conformable to my age and education.

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This order is neither arbitrary nor fictitious, but strictly conformable to the steps of Nature.

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The legitimacy of this appeal is admitted whenever it is allowed that our judgments ought to be conformable to fact.

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The old Bohemian was there, in a humble attitude, little conformable with the effrontery natural to his race.

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