"conceivable" meaning in English

See conceivable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kənˈsiːvəbl̩/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-conceivable.wav [UK] Forms: conceivable [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Etymology: conceive + -able Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|conceive|able}} conceive + -able Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is conceivable, it can be conceived or imagined. Synonyms: imaginable, possible, credible, thinkable
    Sense id: simple-conceivable-en-adj-1f9k~vnC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -able
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