characterizableadj.

Brit.

/ˈkarᵻktərʌɪzəbl/, U.S.

/ˈkɛr(ə)ktəˌraɪzəbəl/

Forms: see characterize v. and -able suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: characterize v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < characterize v. + -able suffix.

That may be characterized.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > [adjective] > that may be named

denominable1650

nameable1650

nominable1743

characterizable1777

1777 Scots Mag. Mar. 126/2 The two houses of parliament are not..bodies of men characterisable by any legal name.

1818 J. Bentham Church-of-Englandism 196 Under one or other of these names will the end of the system..be found characterizable.

1864 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 73 An exceedingly convenient..means of dividing the very extensive subfamily into readily characterizable lesser groups.

1923 Ada (Okla.) Evening News 9 Jan. 3/6 (advt.) The very latest in Bostonian Oxfords and high shoes, characterizable by a feeling of comfort [etc.].

2008 P. Fairfield Why Democracy? i. 5 The republic and empire of Rome would hardly be characterizable as democratic by either Athenian or modern standards.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	characterizable
释义	characterizableadj. Brit. /ˈkarᵻktərʌɪzəbl/, U.S. /ˈkɛr(ə)ktəˌraɪzəbəl/ Forms: see characterize v. and -able suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: characterize v., -able suffix. Etymology: < characterize v. + -able suffix. That may be characterized. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > [adjective] > that may be named denominable1650 nameable1650 nominable1743 characterizable1777 1777 Scots Mag. Mar. 126/2 The two houses of parliament are not..bodies of men characterisable by any legal name. 1818 J. Bentham Church-of-Englandism 196 Under one or other of these names will the end of the system..be found characterizable. 1864 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 73 An exceedingly convenient..means of dividing the very extensive subfamily into readily characterizable lesser groups. 1923 Ada (Okla.) Evening News 9 Jan. 3/6 (advt.) The very latest in Bostonian Oxfords and high shoes, characterizable by a feeling of comfort [etc.]. 2008 P. Fairfield Why Democracy? i. 5 The republic and empire of Rome would hardly be characterizable as democratic by either Athenian or modern standards. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1777
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