containable

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adjective

Able to be contained, especially applied to viruses and similar diseases.

Opposite
uncontainable
OriginEnglish contain ← Middle English conteinen ← Old French contenir →
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Meanings

adjectivecontainable (comparative more containable, superlative most containable)

comparative more containable · superlative most containable

  1. Able to be contained, especially applied to viruses and similar diseases.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
uncontainable
Also see
checkable

Origin

  1. Latincontineō
  2. Latincontinēre
  3. Old Frenchcontenir
  4. Middle Englishconteinen
  5. Englishcontain
  6. Englishcontainable

From contain + -able.

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Translations

Italian circoscrivibile, contenibile
  • circoscrivibileable to be contained
  • contenibileable to be contained
Romanian conținibil
  • conținibilable to be contained
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APA

containable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/containable

MLA

“containable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/containable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “containable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/containable.

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