quotable

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/ˈkwəʊtəbəl/

adjective

Capable or worthy of being quoted

“a quotable writer”

Similar
repeatableworthy
Opposite
unquotable
OriginEnglish quote ← Middle English quoten ← Old French coter →
Less commonScrabble 19
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Meanings

adjectivequotable (comparative more quotable, superlative most quotable)

comparative more quotable · superlative most quotable

  1. Capable or worthy of being quoted

    a quotable writer

    1 more example

    a quotable sentence

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveable or fit to be repeated or quoted

Similar
repeatable
Opposite
unquotable

adjectivesuitable for or worthy of quotation

Similar
worthy
Also see
repeatable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷó-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*kʷóti
  4. Proto-Italic*kʷot
  5. Latinquot
  6. Latinquotus
  7. Medieval Latinquotāre
  8. Old Frenchcoter
  9. Middle Englishquoten
  10. Englishquote
  11. Englishquotable

From quote + -able.

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APA

quotable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quotable

MLA

“quotable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quotable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quotable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quotable.

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