sensable

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adjective

Capable of being sensed; perceptible, tangible.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

adjectivesensable (comparative more sensable, superlative most sensable)

comparative more sensable · superlative most sensable

  1. Capable of being sensed; perceptible, tangible.

    Although his mind remained aware that he was physically seated within a sensable booth, all his senses told him that he was experiencing the story that was happening around him.

    2011, E.E. 'Doc' Smith, Stephen Goldin, Getaway World
  2. misspellingMisspelling of sensible.

    Put on your thinking cap and go see an intellegent, intensly well thought out noir/science fiction film with a plot that makes sensable, practical use of phenominal special effects.

    2010, "American" (username), Great, Intellegent Brain Twister, Yahoo Movies, 2010-07-20, accessed on 2011-10-26

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sent-
  2. Proto-Italic*sentiō
  3. Latinsentiō
  4. Latinsēnsu
  5. Proto-Germanic*sinnaz
  6. Frankish*sinn
  7. Vulgar Latin*sennus
  8. Old Frenchsens
  9. Middle Englishsense
  10. Englishsense
  11. Englishsensable

From sense + -able.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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