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passible

[ pas-uh-buh l ]
/ ˈpæs ə bəl /

adjective

capable of feeling, especially suffering; susceptible of sensation or emotion; impressionable.

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Words nearby passible

passer, passer-by, passerby, passeriform, passerine, passible, passifloraceous, passim, passing, passing bell, passing lane

Origin of passible

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word passibilis. See passion, -ible

OTHER WORDS FROM passible

pas·si·bil·i·ty, nounnon·pas·si·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH passible

passable passible
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British Dictionary definitions for passible

passible
/ (ˈpæsɪbəl) /

adjective

susceptible to emotion or suffering; able to feel

Derived forms of passible

passibility, noun

Word Origin for passible

C14: from Medieval Latin passibilis, from Latin patī to suffer; see passion
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