generalizable

English

Alternative forms

• generalisable (non-Oxford British spelling)

Etymology

From generalize +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.laɪ.zə.bəl/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹəˌlaɪ.zə.bəl/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɑe.zə.bəl/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.laɪ.zə.bəl/, [ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɑe̯.zə.bəl]

Adjective

generalizable (comparative more generalizable, superlative most generalizable)

1. Capable of being generalized.

Derived terms

• generalizability
• generalizably
• nongeneralizable
• ungeneralizable

Translations

1. Capable of being generalized

Catalan: generalizable Galician: xeneralizábel (gl), xeneralizable (gl) German: verallgemeinerbar (de) Spanish: generalizable (es)

Spanish

Etymology

From generalizar +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xeneɾaliˈθable/ [xe.ne.ɾa.liˈθa.β̞le] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /xeneɾaliˈsable/ [xe.ne.ɾa.liˈsa.β̞le] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: ge‧ne‧ra‧li‧za‧ble

Adjective

generalizable m or f (masculine and feminine plural generalizables)

1. generalizable

Further reading

• “generalizable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024