knowable

[ noh-uh-buh l ]

/ ˈnoʊ ə bəl /

capable of being known.

Nearby words

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at know¹, -able

Related formsknow·a·ble·ness, know·a·bil·i·ty, noun

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He had spoken about Rivers in the truest, most knowable way to her friends, loved ones, and colleagues.
I Was There: Inside Joan Rivers’ Funeral|Tim Teeman|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But let us return to non-fiction, the knowable world, and frankly earthbound thoughts.
Three Great Men Died That Day: JFK, C.S. Lewis, and Aldous Huxley|John Garth|November 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The evidence, therefore, of the recognition of a knowable is the nature of the knowable.
The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha|Madhava Acharya
The knowable is a case of affirmation and the non-existent being knowable, is a case of affirmation.
The Development of Metaphysics in Persia|Muhammad Iqbal

Things-plus-me is the only knowable, and consequently the only 'ignorable.'
James Frederick Ferrier|Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane
That the ultimate Reality is knowable through a supersensual state of consciousness.
The Development of Metaphysics in Persia|Muhammad Iqbal
The premises, as in their evidence or aptitude to ascertain us, are the cause of the conclusion as evident, or knowable.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter

adj.

mid-15c., from know (v.) + -able.