"substitutable" meaning in English

See substitutable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more substitutable [comparative], most substitutable [superlative]
Etymology: From 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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 56 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 19 49 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 58 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 66 30

Noun

Forms: substitutables [plural]
Etymology: From 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

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    {
      "word": "nonsubstitutable"
    },
    {
      "word": "unsubstitutable"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "substitute",
        "3": "able"
      },
      "expansion": "substitute + -able",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From substitute + -able.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more substitutable",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most substitutable",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Stevia is not substitutable for sugar in baking: the recipes won't work; they taste terrible.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Capable of being used as a substitute; valid as a replacement or alternate item."
      ],
      "id": "en-substitutable-en-adj-5pFH-t2-",
      "links": [
        [
          "substitute",
          "substitute"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 56 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 49 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -able",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 58 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 66 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Capable of being substituted."
      ],
      "id": "en-substitutable-en-adj-dJOZle89",
      "links": [
        [
          "substitute",
          "substitute"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "substitutable"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "substitute",
        "3": "able"
      },
      "expansion": "substitute + -able",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From substitute + -able.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "substitutables",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "substitutable (plural substitutables)",
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "Something that can be substituted for something else; a viable replacement."
      ],
      "id": "en-substitutable-en-noun-dhsbNLPN"
    }
  ],
  "word": "substitutable"
}
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      "word": "nonsubstitutable"
    },
    {
      "word": "unsubstitutable"
    }
  ],
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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
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    "English nouns",
    "English terms suffixed with -able",
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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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        "3": "able"
      },
      "expansion": "substitute + -able",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From substitute + -able.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more substitutable",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most substitutable",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "substitutable (comparative more substitutable, superlative most substitutable)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Stevia is not substitutable for sugar in baking: the recipes won't work; they taste terrible.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Capable of being used as a substitute; valid as a replacement or alternate item."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "substitute",
          "substitute"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Capable of being substituted."
      ],
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        [
          "substitute",
          "substitute"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
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    "English nouns",
    "English terms suffixed with -able",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From substitute + -able.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "substitutables",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "substitutable (plural substitutables)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Something that can be substituted for something else; a viable replacement."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "substitutable"
}

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