Meanings
adjectivegeneralizable (comparative more generalizable, superlative most generalizable)
comparative more generalizable · superlative most generalizable · alternative generalisable
- Capable of being generalized.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Italic*genos
- Latingenus, generis
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latingenerāli
- Anglo-Normangenera
- Middle Frenchgenera
- Latingenerālis
- Middle Englishgeneral
- Englishgeneral
- Englishgeneralize
- Englishgeneralizable
From generalize + -able.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan generalizable
- generalizable1. Capable of being generalized
German verallgemeinerbar
- verallgemeinerbar1. Capable of being generalized
Spanish generalizable
- generalizable1. Capable of being generalized
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“generalizable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/generalizable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “generalizable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/generalizable.
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