Meanings
adjectivecurable (comparative more curable, superlative most curable)
comparative more curable · superlative most curable
- Capable of being cured.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
adjectiveable to be cured or healed
Opposite
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Origin
- Old Frenchcurable
- Middle Englishcurable
- Englishcurable
From Middle English curable, curabyll, from Old French curable. By surface analysis, cure + -able.
More words from Middle English, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἰατός
- ἰατός (iatós)capable of being cured
Bulgarian излечим
- излечим (izlečim)capable of being cured
Catalan guarible, curable
- guariblecapable of being cured
- curablecapable of being cured
Czech vyléčitelný
- vyléčitelnýcapable of being cured
Finnish parannettavissa oleva, hoidettavissa oleva
- parannettavissa olevacapable of being cured
- hoidettavissa olevacapable of being cured
- kovettuva (solidification or gelling)capable of being cured
French curable
- curablecapable of being cured
German heilbar
- heilbarcapable of being cured
Hungarian gyógyítható
- gyógyíthatócapable of being cured
Italian curabile
- curabilecapable of being cured
Latin sānābilis
- sānābiliscapable of being cured
Norwegian Bokmål helbredelig
- helbredeligcapable of being cured
Portuguese curável
- curávelcapable of being cured
Spanish curable
- curablecapable of being cured
Swedish botbar
- botbarcapable of being cured
Turkish tedavi edilebilir
- tedavi edilebilircapable of being cured
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APA
curable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curable
MLA
“curable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “curable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curable.
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