dismissible

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adjective

That may be dismissed

Similar
removable
OriginEnglish dismiss ← Middle English dismissen /dismisen ← Latin dīmittō, ~mittĕre, ~mīsī, ~missum →
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Meanings

adjectivedismissible (comparative more dismissible, superlative most dismissible)

comparative more dismissible · superlative most dismissible

  1. That may be dismissed

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivesubject to dismissal

Similar
removable
Also see
removable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindī-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*méyth₂eti
  9. Proto-Italic*meitō
  10. Old Latinmītō
  11. Latinmittō
  12. Latindīmittō, ~mittĕre, ~mīsī, ~missum
  13. Middle Englishdismissen /dismisen
  14. Englishdismiss
  15. Englishdismissible

From dismiss + -ible.

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Translations

Japanese 使い捨ての, 首切られ易い
  • 使い捨ての (tsukaisute no)Translations
  • 首切られ易い (kubikirareyasui)Translations
  • 解雇され易い (kaiko sareyasui)Translations
Russian пренебрежительно малый
  • пренебрежительно малый (prenebrežitelʹno malyj)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

dismissible. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismissible

MLA

“dismissible.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismissible. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dismissible,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismissible.

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