passible
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed into Middle English from Old French passible, from Late Latin passibilis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
passible (not comparable)
- (chiefly theology) Able to suffer, or feel pain. [from 14th c.]
- Able to feel emotion.
- Capable of suffering injury or detriment.
- Liable to experience change or decay. [14th–17th c.]
References[edit]
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Passible”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VII (O–P), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 531, column 3.
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “passible”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
passible (plural passibles)
- punishable (appropriate for punishment)
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “passible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin passibilis.
Adjective[edit]
passible m (oblique and nominative feminine singular passiblee)
- passible (able to suffer)
Descendants[edit]
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