conformable

American  

[kuhn-fawr-muh-buhl] / kənˈfɔr mə bəl /

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.

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conformable British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• conformability noun
• conformably adverb
• subconformable adjective
• subconformableness noun
• subconformably adverb
• superconformable adjective
• superconformableness noun
• superconformably adverb

Etymology

Origin of conformable

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

Example Sentences

“I am quite conformable that with help from the community, these individuals will be brought to justice,” Thomas said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2019

Electric eel-skin-inspired mechanically durable and super-stretchable nanogenerator for deformable power source and fully autonomous conformable electronic-skin applications.

From Nature • Dec. 12, 2017

It was all very important and pivotal to get me to this stage where I was actually conformable with putting myself on camera.

From Washington Times • Apr. 14, 2015

Citizens must be as resistant to usurpers and to arbitrary rule as they are conformable to lawful governance—that tension is healthy for democracy.

From Forbes • Oct. 16, 2014

My absence from that ship is most conformable to my desires.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson