Predicable
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Predicable is an adjective meaning Capable of being predicated or affirmed of something; affirmable; attributable.
Meaning
Capable of being predicated or affirmed of something; affirmable; attributable.
More Meanings
- (grammar, of an adjective) That may be used in the predicate of a sentence, especially following a form of the verb "to be".
- Anything affirmable of another; especially, a general attribute or notion as affirmable of, or applicable to, many individuals.
- (logic) One of the five most general relations of attributes involved in logical arrangements, namely, genus, species, difference, property, and accident.
Word Forms
- predicables
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include predictable, foreseeable, repeatable, predicatable, affirmable, forecastable.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.