predicable

[ pred-i-kuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. that may be predicated or affirmed; assertable.

noun

1. that which may be predicated; an attribute.
2. Logic. any one of the various kinds of predicate that may be used of a subject.

predicable

/ ˈprɛdɪkəbəl /

adjective

1. capable of being predicated or asserted

noun

1. a quality, attribute, etc, that can be predicated
2. obsolete.
   logic one of the five Aristotelian classes of predicates ( the five heads of predicables ), namely genus, species, difference, property, and relation

Derived Forms

• ˌpredicaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• predi·ca·bili·ty predi·ca·ble·ness noun
• predi·ca·bly adverb
• un·predi·ca·ble adjective
• un·predi·ca·ble·ness noun
• un·predi·ca·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of predicable¹

1545–55; < Latin praedicābilis assertable, Latin: praiseworthy, equivalent to praedicā ( re ) to declare publicly ( predicate ) + -bilis -ble

Word History and Origins

Origin of predicable¹

C16: from Latin praedicābilis, from praedicāre to assert publicly; see predicate , preach

Example Sentences

There has been predicable resistance to the public health measure, particularly among the unvaccinated, with more than 160,000 protestors claiming it unfairly restricts their freedom.

From Quartz

The rest is boring and predicable to explain in a general way, though often fascinating in practice.

From The Daily Beast

The American press also displayed a predicable range of praise and savagery.

From The Daily Beast

A Gallup poll last week highlighted the sad but predicable racial divide in perceptions of the Martin case.

From The Daily Beast

Predicable, pred′i-ka-bl, adj. that may be predicated or affirmed of something: attributable.

From Project Gutenberg

Smell a rat also implies a general name, meaning an act or state predicable of many individuals.

From Project Gutenberg

In whatever quantity it is contained in the Middle, in that quantity is the predicate of the Middle predicable of it.

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He had, therefore, to find out in "lougheth" and "siketh," actions predicable of the love-god.

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When one thing is predicated of another, all that which is predicable of the predicate will be predicable also of the subject.

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