COMMUTABLE

commutable

(adjective) subject to alteration or change; “the death sentence was commutable to life imprisonment”

commutable, substitutable

(adjective) capable of being exchanged for another or for something else that is equivalent

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

commutable (comparative more commutable, superlative most commutable)

Capable of being commuted.

Source: Wiktionary


Com*mut"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. commutabilis.]

Definition: Capable of being commuted or interchanged. The predicate and subject are not commutable. Whately.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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