"alterable" meaning in English

See alterable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more alterable [comparative], most alterable [superlative]
Etymology: From alter + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|alter|able}} alter + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} alterable (comparative more alterable, superlative most alterable)
  1. Capable of being changed; changeable; mutable. Derived forms: alterableness, alterably Translations (capable of being changed): alterábel (Galician), alterable (Galician), so-cheaghley (Manx), alterável (Portuguese), mudável (Portuguese), modificável (Portuguese), schimbabil [masculine] (Romanian), alterabil [masculine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-alterable-en-adj-WAAclake Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 49 51

Noun

Forms: alterables [plural]
Etymology: From alter + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|alter|able}} alter + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} alterable (plural alterables)
  1. Something that can be altered; a variable. Related terms: alterability
    Sense id: en-alterable-en-noun-gI6ev~i7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 49 51

Inflected forms

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