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passible
[ pas-uh-buhl ]
/ ˈpæs ə bəl /
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adjective
capable of feeling, especially suffering; susceptible of sensation or emotion; impressionable.
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Origin of passible
OTHER WORDS FROM passible
pas·si·bil·i·ty, nounnon·pas·si·ble, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH passible
passable, passibleWords nearby passible
passeriform, passerine, pas seul, pass-fail, pass for, passible, passifloraceous, passim, passing, passing bell, passing lane
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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, nounWord Origin for passible
C14: from Medieval Latin passibilis, from Latin patī to suffer; see passion
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