nameable

or nam·a·ble

[ ney-muh-buhl ]

/ 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

namaste, namaycush, namby-pamby, Nam Co, name, nameable, name after, nameboard, name-brand, name-caller, name-calling

How to use nameable in a sentence

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
This celestial joy is, fundamentally, a question of the enduring of some un-nameable energy.
The Prodigal Returns|Lilian Staveley
What could it be, she appeared to ask, that was barely nameable?
The Two Magics|Henry James

Also, a sail of very light duck, over which un-nameable sails have been set, which defy classification.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth