knowable
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of knowable
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at know 1, -able
Example Sentences
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This is typical Morris: a claim of duality that demands the spotlight while refusing to be knowable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
These images did not merely document India's diversity; they actively shaped it, translating fluid, lived realities into apparently stable and knowable "types".
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
We don’t often laud the justices for knowing that which is knowable, but they don’t always find it out.
From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2025
If the future was perfectly knowable, we would all be rich.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2025
To understand this was to realize that Curt and his friends would, on some level, never be fully knowable to her.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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