thinkable

English

Etymology

From think +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɪŋkəbəl/

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Adjective

thinkable (comparative more thinkable, superlative most thinkable)

1. Able to be thought or imagined; conceivable.
   • 2023 May 27, Ray Sanchez, “Does Brian Laundrie’s mom risk criminal charges over her ‘burn after reading’ letter? Here’s what legal experts say”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     “Nothing can separate us; not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not threats, not even sin, not the thinkable or unthinkable can get between us,” it reads.

2. (rare) Morally acceptable or legal.

Antonyms

• unthinkable

Translations

able to be thought or imagined; conceivable

• Bulgarian: мислим (bg) (mislim), възможен (bg) (vǎzmožen)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 能想到的 (néng xiǎngdào de), 可考虑的 (kě kǎolǜ de)

• Czech: myslitelný, představitelný (cs)
• Dutch: denkbaar (nl)
• Finnish: mahdollinen (fi), ajateltavissa
• French: pensable (fr)
• German: denkbar (de)
• Japanese: 考えられる (ja) (かんがえられる, kangaerareru)
• Latin: cōgitābilis
• Romanian: imaginabil (ro) m, posibil (ro), gândibil
• Russian: мы́слимый (ru) (mýslimyj), вообрази́мый (ru) (voobrazímyj)
• Spanish: pensable (es)
• Swedish: tänkbar (sv)
• Turkish: düşünülebilir, kavranılabilir