conceptibleadj.n.

Brit.

/kənˈsɛptəbl/, U.S.

/kənˈsɛptəb(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin conceptibilis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin conceptibilis (from 13th cent. in British sources; also in continental sources) < classical Latin concept- , past participial stem of concipere conceive v. + -ibilis -ible suffix. Compare earlier conceivable adj. and (with the use as noun) conceivable n.

A. adj.

Capable of being conceived, comprehended, or imagined; = conceivable adj. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > [adjective] > capable of being perceived

presenta1393

conceivablec1443

perceptible1567

discoverable1572

conceptible1641

entertainable1658

cogitablea1688

perceptive1740

thinkable1764

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > [adjective] > of possible occurrence

contingentc1400

conceivablec1443

possible1582

conceptible1641

inventible1641

entertainable1658

earthly1679

possible1780

contingency1931

1641 Speeches & Passages Parl. 338 Supposing mighty and eminent dangers, in the most Cerene, quiet, and halcian dayes that could possibly be imagined, a few conceptible pirats, being our most formidall enemies.

1650 T. Hobbes Humane Nature xi. 136 Spirits we suppose to be those substances which work not upon the Sense, and therefore not conceptible.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. i. 13 Some of [God's]..Attributes..are easily conceptible by us.

1694 J. Howe Let. to Friend 30 Parts meerly conceptible are no prejudice to the perfection of the Divine Being.

1725 J. Reynolds Three Lett. to Deist ii. 158 Peopling the invisible Worlds, through all the (conceptible) Ages of Duration.

1805 J. M. Good tr. Lucretius Nature of Things I. i. 97 Each by each Through myriad years abraded, and reduced, 'Till nought conceptible had lived to rear, Each in its time, the progenies of earth.

1887 J. L. Batchelder Christ in Life i. 35 A revelation of His divine personality, of all the divinest characteristics and qualities conceptible by men.

1905 Bible Rev. Sept. 551 All idealistic thought is but conceptible; but all conceptions are capable of coming to birth.

†B. n.

A conceivable thing. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > [noun] > object of perception

ideatea1629

conceivable1659

conceptiblea1676

cogitable1678

ideatumc1708

percepta1856

cognitum1875

perceptum1887

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > [noun] > a possible thing or circumstance

possibilityc1460

perhapsa1535

potential1587

potentiality1587

maybe1598

contingencya1626

contingent1655

conceivable1659

possiblea1674

conceptiblea1676

cogitable1678

chance1778

it's an idea1841

may1849

might1850

thought1857

possibly1881

shot1923

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. vi. 118 If any Conceptible is more nothing than another, Duration without a thing that dureth..is..the absolutest Nothing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	conceptible
释义	conceptibleadj.n. Brit. /kənˈsɛptəbl/, U.S. /kənˈsɛptəb(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin conceptibilis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin conceptibilis (from 13th cent. in British sources; also in continental sources) < classical Latin concept- , past participial stem of concipere conceive v. + -ibilis -ible suffix. Compare earlier conceivable adj. and (with the use as noun) conceivable n. A. adj. Capable of being conceived, comprehended, or imagined; = conceivable adj. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > [adjective] > capable of being perceived presenta1393 conceivablec1443 perceptible1567 discoverable1572 conceptible1641 entertainable1658 cogitablea1688 perceptive1740 thinkable1764 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > [adjective] > of possible occurrence contingentc1400 conceivablec1443 possible1582 conceptible1641 inventible1641 entertainable1658 earthly1679 possible1780 contingency1931 1641 Speeches & Passages Parl. 338 Supposing mighty and eminent dangers, in the most Cerene, quiet, and halcian dayes that could possibly be imagined, a few conceptible pirats, being our most formidall enemies. 1650 T. Hobbes Humane Nature xi. 136 Spirits we suppose to be those substances which work not upon the Sense, and therefore not conceptible. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. i. 13 Some of [God's]..Attributes..are easily conceptible by us. 1694 J. Howe Let. to Friend 30 Parts meerly conceptible are no prejudice to the perfection of the Divine Being. 1725 J. Reynolds Three Lett. to Deist ii. 158 Peopling the invisible Worlds, through all the (conceptible) Ages of Duration. 1805 J. M. Good tr. Lucretius Nature of Things I. i. 97 Each by each Through myriad years abraded, and reduced, 'Till nought conceptible had lived to rear, Each in its time, the progenies of earth. 1887 J. L. Batchelder Christ in Life i. 35 A revelation of His divine personality, of all the divinest characteristics and qualities conceptible by men. 1905 Bible Rev. Sept. 551 All idealistic thought is but conceptible; but all conceptions are capable of coming to birth. †B. n. A conceivable thing. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > [noun] > object of perception ideatea1629 conceivable1659 conceptiblea1676 cogitable1678 ideatumc1708 percepta1856 cognitum1875 perceptum1887 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > [noun] > a possible thing or circumstance possibilityc1460 perhapsa1535 potential1587 potentiality1587 maybe1598 contingencya1626 contingent1655 conceivable1659 possiblea1674 conceptiblea1676 cogitable1678 chance1778 it's an idea1841 may1849 might1850 thought1857 possibly1881 shot1923 a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. vi. 118 If any Conceptible is more nothing than another, Duration without a thing that dureth..is..the absolutest Nothing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1641
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