thinkable

thinkable

English

Etymology

    From think + -able.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈθɪŋkəbəl/
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    Adjective

    thinkable (comparative more thinkable, superlative most thinkable)

    1. Able to be thought or imagined; conceivable.
      • 2023 May 27, Ray Sanchez, “Does Brian Laundrie’s mom risk criminal charges over her ‘burn after reading’ letter? Here’s what legal experts say”, in CNN[1], archived from the original on 27 May 2023:
        “Nothing can separate us; not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not threats, not even sin, not the thinkable or unthinkable can get between us,” it reads.
    2. (rare) Morally acceptable or legal.

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