opinable

English

Etymology

Latin opinabilis.

Adjective

opinable (not comparable)

1. Capable of being opined or thought.
   • 1603, Plutarch, translated by Philemon Holland, The Philosophie, Commonlie Called, The Morals […], London: […] Arnold Hatfield, →OCLC:

     he should admit and leave unto us sense and opinion, and not withall allow that which is sensible and opinable, a man is not able to shew.

References

• “opinable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin opinabilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [u.piˈnab.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [o.piˈnab.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [o.piˈna.ble]

Adjective

opinable m or f (masculine and feminine plural opinables)

1. debatable; allowing a variety of opinions

   Hi ha coses que són veritat i coses que són opinables.

   There are things which are true and things which are subject to debate.

Related terms

• opinar
• opinió

Further reading

• “opinable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Spanish

Adjective

opinable m or f (masculine and feminine plural opinables)

1. opinable, thinkable

Further reading

• “opinable”, 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