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]:
      “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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