demonstrable

[ dih-mon-struh-buh l, dem-uh n- ]

/ dɪˈmɒn strə bəl, ˈdɛm ən- /

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adjective

capable of being demonstrated or proved.

clearly evident; obvious: a demonstrable lack of concern for the general welfare.

Nearby words

demono-, demonography, demonolater, demonolatry, demonology, demonstrable, demonstrant, demonstrate, demonstration, demonstration model, demonstrative

Origin of demonstrable

1350–1400; Middle English < Old French < Late Latin dēmonstrābilis, equivalent to Latin dēmonstrā(re) (see demonstrate) + -bilis -ble

Related forms

de·mon·stra·bil·i·ty, de·mon·stra·ble·ness, nounde·mon·stra·bly, adverbnon·de·mon·stra·bil·i·ty, nounnon·de·mon·stra·ble, adjective

non·de·mon·stra·ble·ness, nounnon·de·mon·stra·bly, adverbun·de·mon·stra·ble, adjectiveun·de·mon·stra·ble·ness, nounun·de·mon·stra·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for demonstrable

We proud skeptics would rather trust the demonstrable facts than the alleged truth.
On Torture, Chuck Johnson & Sondheim|James Poulos|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The email asked for “demonstrable efforts” that these problems were being fixed.
Keith Olbermann’s Angry Email Trail Traces Breakup With Current TV|Howard Kurtz|April 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Here it is alleged that Science and Opinion cannot coexist,—that the demonstrable will banish the probable.
Studies of Christianity|James Martineau
This is demonstrable by the simple appeal to human consciousness.
Unity of Good|Mary Baker Eddy

And yet I believe it is obvious, if not demonstrable, that most of them are too individual to be communicated even to a lover.
Colors of Life|Max Eastman
In some of the cases no demonstrable changes were observed in the bronchial arteries or in the pulmonary veins.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield
Spiritualism enters the list, and declares that the immortality of the soul is a demonstrable fact.
Hours with the Ghosts or, Nineteenth Century Witchcraft|Henry Ridgely Evans

British Dictionary definitions for demonstrable

demonstrable

/ (ˈdɛmənstrəbəl, dɪˈmɒn-) /

adjective

able to be demonstrated or proved

Derived Forms

demonstrability or demonstrableness, noundemonstrably (ˈdɛmənstrəblɪ, dɪˈmɒn-), adverb

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demonstrable

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