Meanings
comparative more knowable · superlative most knowable
- Capable of being known, understood or comprehended.
Some things are not knowable. If Pradeep Mathew had played for India or England, would he have gone on to be the greatest spinner of all time? Not knowable. How many poor bastards have perished in this bed before me? Not knowable.
2011, Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, Jonathan Cape, page 138
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Attested since the 15th century; know + -able
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan cognoscible
- cognosciblecapable of being known, understood or comprehended
Czech poznatelný
- poznatelnýcapable of being known, understood or comprehended
French connaissable
- connaissablecapable of being known, understood or comprehended
Italian conoscibile
- conoscibilecapable of being known, understood or comprehended
Portuguese conhecível
- conhecívelcapable of being known, understood or comprehended
Spanish conocible, cognoscible
- conociblecapable of being known, understood or comprehended
- cognosciblecapable of being known, understood or comprehended
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with knowable
All rhymes →Cite this entry
knowable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knowable
“knowable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knowable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knowable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knowable.
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