solvable

English

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Etymology

solve +‎ -able

Adjective

solvable

1. Capable of being solved.

   a solvable problem

2. (archaic) Capable of being dissolved or liquefied.
3. (obsolete) Capable of being paid and discharged.

   solvable obligations

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4. (obsolete) Able to pay one's debts; solvent.

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Synonyms

• (capable of being solved): soluble
• (capable of being dissolved): soluble

Antonyms

• (capable of being solved): insolvable, insoluble
• (capable of being dissolved): insolvable, insoluble

Translations

capable of being solved

• Czech: řešitelný (cs) m
• French: résoluble (fr)
• German: lösbar (de)

• Hebrew: פתיר (he) (Pathir) m
• Romanian: plătibil (ro) m and n, solvabil (ro) m and n, solvabilă (ro) f
• Swedish: lösbar (sv)

capable of being dissolved

• French: soluble (fr)
• German: löslich (de)

• Romanian: solubil (ro) m and n (chim.), dizolvabil (ro) m and n, dizolvabilă (ro) f
• Swedish: löslig (sv)

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French

Etymology

From Latin solvere with -able.

Adjective

solvable (masculine and feminine, plural solvables)

1. solvent