editable

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adjective

Capable of being edited.

“This page is editable by anyone.”

Similar
modifiable
Opposite
uneditable
OriginEnglish edit ← Medieval Latin ēditor ← Latin ēdō →
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

adjectiveeditable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCapable of being edited.

    This page is editable by anyone.

    Synonyms: modifiable

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCapable of being edited.

Similar
modifiable
Opposite
uneditable
Also see
changeablemodifiablemutablevariable

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*deh₃-redup.
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dédeh₃ti
  8. Proto-Italic*didō
  9. Latindō
  10. Latinēdō
  11. Medieval Latinēditor
  12. Englisheditorbf.
  13. Englishedit
  14. Englisheditable

From edit + -able.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 能編輯 /能编辑
  • 能編輯 /能编辑 (néngbiānjí)capable of being edited
Finnish muokattava
  • muokattavacapable of being edited
French modifiable
  • modifiablecapable of being edited
German editierbar
  • editierbarcapable of being edited
Hebrew ניתן לעריכה
  • ניתן לעריכה (nitán la'arikhá)capable of being edited
Polish edytowalny
  • edytowalnycapable of being edited
Portuguese editável
  • editávelcapable of being edited
Romanian editabil
  • editabilcapable of being edited
Turkish düzenlenebilir
  • düzenlenebilircapable of being edited

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

delibate
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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