"substitutable" meaning in All languages combined

See substitutable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more substitutable [comparative], most substitutable [superlative]
Etymology: substitute + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|substitute|able}} substitute + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} substitutable (comparative more substitutable, superlative most substitutable)
  1. Capable of being used as a substitute; valid as a replacement or alternate item.
    Sense id: en-substitutable-en-adj-5pFH-t2-
  2. Capable of being substituted.
    Sense id: en-substitutable-en-adj-dJOZle89 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 55 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 21 47 32

Noun [English]

Forms: substitutables [plural]
Etymology: substitute + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|substitute|able}} substitute + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} substitutable (plural substitutables)
  1. Something that can be substituted for something else; a viable replacement.
    Sense id: en-substitutable-en-noun-dhsbNLPN

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for substitutable meaning in All languages combined (1.9kB)

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