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nameable

or nam·a·ble

[ney-muh-buh l]
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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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RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. name-caller,
  2. name-calling,
  3. name-drop,
  4. name-dropper,
  5. name-dropping,
  6. nameboard,
  7. namecheck,
  8. nameless,
  9. namelessly,
  10. namely

Origin of nameable

First recorded in 1770–80; name + -able
Related formsname·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·name·a·ble, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples 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