SOLVABLE

solvable, resolvable

(adjective) capable of being solved; “such problems are perfectly solvable”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

solvable

Capable of being solved.

Synonym: soluble

Antonyms: unsolvable, insolvable, insoluble

(obsolete) Capable of being dissolved or liquefied.

Synonym: soluble

Antonyms: unsolvable, insolvable, insoluble

(obsolete) Able to pay one's debts.

Synonym: solvent

(obsolete, rare) Capable of being paid and discharged.

Source: Wiktionary


Solv"a*ble, a. Etym: [F. solvable. See Solve, and cf. Soluble, Solvible.]

1. Susceptible of being solved, resolved, or explained; admitting of solution.

2. Capable of being paid and discharged; as, solvable obligations. Tooke.

3. Able to pay one's debts; solvent. [Obs.] Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

16 April 2025

RACY

(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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