nameable

or nam·a·ble

[ ney-muh-buh l ]
/ ˈneɪ mə bəl /
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adjective

capable of or susceptible to being named or identified; identifiable.
worth mentioning by name; notable; memorable.

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Origin of nameable

First recorded in 1770–80; name + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM nameable

name·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·name·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby nameable

name-caller, name-calling, name-drop, name-dropper, name-dropping, nameable, nameboard, namecheck, nameless, namely, namen
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Words related to nameable

preeminent, remarkable, striking, marked, well-known, unusual, noteworthy, illustrious, eminent, conspicuous, renowned, extraordinary, notorious, memorable, momentous, prominent, great, rare, evident, noticeable

Example sentences from the Web for nameable

  • The Unnameable is the originator of Heaven and earth; manifesting itself as the Nameable, it is “the mother of all things.”

    Myths and Legends of China|E. T. C. Werner

  • The general result is, that there are three chief kinds of nameable things:—1.

    Analysis of Mr. Mill's System of Logic|William Stebbing

  • We are thus, as it were, driven upon the theory of Theism as furnishing the only nameable explanation of this universal order.

    Thoughts on Religion|George John Romanes