soothable

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adjective

Capable of being soothed.

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Meanings

adjectivesoothable (comparative more soothable, superlative most soothable)

comparative more soothable · superlative most soothable

  1. Capable of being soothed.

    For example, caregiver reactions may be quite different for a highly irritable, highly soothable child, as compared to an equally highly irritable child who is not soothable.

    2009, J. Gavin Bremner, Alan Fogel, Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development, page 486

Origin

From soothe + -able.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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