thinkable

[ thing-kuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. capable of being thought; conceivable.

  2. that may be considered as possible or likely.

Origin of thinkable

1
First recorded in 1850–55; think1 + -able

Other words from thinkable

  • think·a·ble·ness, noun
  • think·a·bly, adverb

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How to use thinkable in a sentence

  • Possibility:coincides with reality, 438 ff.means thinkableness, 439 ff.

    The Ego and His Own | Max Stirner
  • Well, then, possibility is nothing but thinkableness, and innumerable sacrifices have hitherto been made to hideous thinkableness.

    The Ego and His Own | Max Stirner
  • Will for the thinkableness of all being: thus do I call your will!

    Thus Spake Zarathustra | Friedrich Nietzsche

British Dictionary definitions for thinkable

thinkable

/ (ˈθɪŋkəbəl) /


adjective
  1. able to be conceived or considered; possible; feasible

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