"thinkable" meaning in English

See thinkable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: en-us-thinkable.ogg Forms: more thinkable [comparative], most thinkable [superlative]
Etymology: From think + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|think|able}} think + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} thinkable (comparative more thinkable, superlative most thinkable)
  1. Able to be thought or imagined; conceivable. Translations (able to be thought or imagined; conceivable): мислим (mislim) (Bulgarian), възможен (vǎzmožen) (Bulgarian), 能想到的 (néng xiǎngdào de) (Chinese Mandarin), 可考虑的 (kě kǎolǜ de) (Chinese Mandarin), myslitelný (Czech), představitelný (Czech), denkbaar (Dutch), mahdollinen (Finnish), ajateltavissa (Finnish), pensable (French), denkbar (German), 考えられる (kangaerareru) (alt: かんがえられる) (Japanese), cōgitābilis (Latin), imaginabil [masculine] (Romanian), posibil (Romanian), gândibil (Romanian), мы́слимый (mýslimyj) (Russian), вообрази́мый (voobrazímyj) (Russian), pensable (Spanish), tänkbar (Swedish), düşünülebilir (Turkish), kavranılabilir (Turkish)
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  2. (rare) Morally acceptable or legal. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-thinkable-en-adj-LMnfMUWo
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        "Able to be thought or imagined; conceivable."
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          "alt": "かんがえられる",
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          "sense": "able to be thought or imagined; conceivable",
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        "Morally acceptable or legal."
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        "(rare) Morally acceptable or legal."
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      "sense": "able to be thought or imagined; conceivable",
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      "alt": "かんがえられる",
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      "sense": "able to be thought or imagined; conceivable",
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      "sense": "able to be thought or imagined; conceivable",
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      "sense": "able to be thought or imagined; conceivable",
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      "sense": "able to be thought or imagined; conceivable",
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      "sense": "able to be thought or imagined; conceivable",
      "word": "düşünülebilir"
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      "sense": "able to be thought or imagined; conceivable",
      "word": "kavranılabilir"
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  "word": "thinkable"
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