CONFUSABLE

confusable, mistakable

(adjective) so similar as to be easily identified for another thing; “potentially confusable senses of words”; “easily mistakable signals”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

confusable (comparative more confusable, superlative most confusable)

Able to be confused.

Noun

confusable (plural confusables)

A word or phrase that is easily confused with another

Source: Wiktionary


Con*fus"a*ble, a.

Definition: Capable of being confused.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 November 2024

MONASTICISM

(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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