knowable
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- knowability noun
- knowableness noun
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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It seems like that is something that is knowable.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 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
Brandishing charts that show the path to any objective, they see the future as knowable and amenable to our control.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
If the future was perfectly knowable, we would all be rich.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 2025
Now at last I could take my bearings, perceive my future, feel as if I was somehow in touch with a changing and knowable landscape.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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