CONCEIVABLE

conceivable, imaginable

(adjective) capable of being imagined; “that is one possible answer”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

conceivable (not comparable)

Capable of being conceived or imagined

Synonyms: imaginable, possible, credible, thinkable

Antonyms

• inconceivable

Source: Wiktionary


Con*ceiv"a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. concevable.]

Definition: Capable of being conceived, imagined, or understood. "Any conceivable weight." Bp. Wilkins. It is not conceivable that it should be indeed that very person whose shape and voice it assumed. Atterbury.

– Con*ceiv"a*ble*ness, n.

– Con*ceiv"a*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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