Meanings
comparative more applicable · superlative most applicable
- Suitable for application; relevant.
This rule is not applicable to the longer-standing members of the club.
Synonyms: appropriate, pertinent
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSuitable for application; relevant.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivecapable of being applied; having relevance
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Medieval Latinapplicabilis
- Old Frenchapplicable
- Englishapplicable
From Old French applicable, from Medieval Latin applicabilis.
More words from Old French, Medieval Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic قابل للتطبيق
- قابل للتطبيقsuitable for application; relevant
Bulgarian приложим
- приложим (priložim)suitable for application; relevant
Catalan aplicable
- aplicablesuitable for application; relevant
Chinese Mandarin 適用 /适用
- 適用 /适用 (shìyòng)suitable for application; relevant
Czech aplikovatelný
- aplikovatelnýsuitable for application; relevant
Danish anvendelig
- anvendeligsuitable for application; relevant
Dutch toepasselijk
- toepasselijksuitable for application; relevant
Finnish sopiva, soveltuva
- sopivasuitable for application; relevant
- soveltuvasuitable for application; relevant
French applicable
- applicablesuitable for application; relevant
German anwendbar, relevant
- anwendbarsuitable for application; relevant
- relevantsuitable for application; relevant
Greek εφαρμόσιμος
- εφαρμόσιμος (efarmósimos)suitable for application; relevant
Hungarian alkalmazható
- alkalmazhatósuitable for application; relevant
Indonesian berlaku, sesuai
- berlakusuitable for application; relevant
- sesuaisuitable for application; relevant
Korean 적용할 수 있는
- 적용할 수 있는 (jeogyonghal su inneun)suitable for application; relevant
Polish odpowiedni, dotyczący
- odpowiednisuitable for application; relevant
- dotyczącysuitable for application; relevant
- odnoszący sięsuitable for application; relevant
Portuguese aplicável
- aplicávelsuitable for application; relevant
Romanian aplicabil, adecvat
- aplicabilsuitable for application; relevant
- adecvatsuitable for application; relevant
- potrivitsuitable for application; relevant
Russian примени́мый, подходя́щий
- примени́мый (primenímyj)suitable for application; relevant
- подходя́щий (podxodjáščij)suitable for application; relevant
- приго́дный (prigódnyj)suitable for application; relevant
Spanish aplicable, aplicadero
- aplicablesuitable for application; relevant
- aplicaderosuitable for application; relevant
Swedish tillämplig, passande
- tillämpligsuitable for application; relevant
- passandesuitable for application; relevant
- användbarsuitable for application; relevant
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with applicable
Cite this entry
applicable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/applicable
“applicable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/applicable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “applicable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/applicable.
Source: applicable on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.