conformableadj.adv.

/kənˈfɔːməb(ə)l/

Etymology: < conform v. + -able suffix: perhaps after agree-able , the suffix having here a like force: compare also comfortable , amicable , etc. Italian has conformabile and conformevole in Florio. Formerly also written confirmable , by confusion with that word. Compare confirm v., conform adj.

A. adj.

1. According in form or character to (a standard or pattern); similar, resembling, like. Const. to.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adjective] > to or with

ylikeOE

semblablec1374

shapelyc1374

resemblablea1393

resemblanta1393

visible1412

participantc1485

semblant1485

alikea1500

conformable1526

conform1553

semnable1651

similar1657

unopposite1825

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > conformity to or with a pattern, etc. > [adjective]

followingc1400

conformable1526

conform1553

pursuant1593

conformala1645

fashionable1657

persecutory1774

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Phil. iii. 10 That I myght be conformable [L. configuratus] vnto his (deeth).

?1530 tr. J. Colet Serm. Conuocacion Paulis i. sig. Bij^v The foure euyls..by the whiche we are conformable to this worlde, by the whiche the face of the churche is made euyll fauoured.

1547 Act 1 Edw. VI c. 1. §7 It is..conformable to the common Use and Practise both of the Apostles and of the Primitive Church.

1646 P. Bulkley Gospel-covenant v. 379 True holinesse is conformable to the first pattern of holinesse.

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. ii. 104 As Birds and Fishes are in divers things conformable, so in some Sort they are in their Eye.

1744 G. Berkeley Siris (ESTC T72826) §34 The supposed circulation of the sap..is in no sort conformable or analogous to the circulation of the blood.

1885 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 30 241 The Court of Appeal altered its own order as not being conformable to the order pronounced.

a. Corresponding so as to fit or suit; agreeable, consistent, harmonious; fitting, adapted, fitly adjusted. Const. usually to.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > fitly adjusted

well-setc1330

conform?1550

conformable1555

concinnatea1600

conformant1643

conformala1645

concinnated1657

calibrated1909

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 324^v The partes must needes bee conformable to the hole.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. xv. 79 What is conformable, or disagreeable to Reason, in the actions of common life.

1790 W. Paley Horæ Paulinæ ii. 17 A representation so conformable to the circumstances there recorded.

1869 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 115 A conclusion conformable to our present doctrine.

b. Const. rarely with.

ΚΠ

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 223. ¶2 A Taste of her [sc. Sappho's] Way of Writing, which is perfectly conformable with that extraordinary Character we find of her.

1735 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. V. 37 This law was very conformable with the Grecian manners.

c. Accordant with one's condition, etc.; convenient, suitable. rare.

ΚΠ

1826 W. Scott Woodstock I. iii. 66 ‘Why,’..answered the keeper, ‘I should be at my hut to make matters somewhat conformable for him and Mistress Alice.’

a. Of persons: Disposed or wont to conform; compliant to.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [adjective] > conforming > disposed to conform

conformable1525

1525 Abp. Warham in Hallam Const. Hist. (1842) I. 20 Men..conformable to reason.

1529 Act 21 Hen. VIII c. 16. §20 So that the said Strangers..be conformable to such Direction and Order.

1687 Reason. of Toleration 1 Men that were not conformable to their Humours and Ceremonies.

1712 H. Prideaux Direct. Church-wardens (ed. 4) 9 Protestants, who are conformable to the Church of England.

1871 W. H. Ainsworth Tower Hill ii. vi I rejoice to find you so conformable to the King's wishes.

b. Of compliant disposition or practice; tractable, submissive, disposed to follow directions.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adjective] > tractable

beisuma1225

treatable1303

waldinc1485

tractable?1504

towardly1513

obsequent1520

conformable1547

unwilful1570

sonsya1622

ductile1622

obedible1622

ductible1623

unobstinate1632

ducible1633

docile1647

fictile1676

amenable1680

tawie1786

trottya1913

1547 Act 2 & 3 Edw. VI c. 1. §1 They give Occasion to every honest and conformable Man most willingly to embrace them.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) ii. i. 272 And bring you from a wilde Kate to a Kate Conformable as other houshold Kates.

1681 T. Otway Souldiers Fortune iii. i. 36 In the mean time be humble and conformable.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 109 I doubt not, you'll be made as conformable as I.

1877 S. J. Owen in Marquess Wellesley Select. Despatches Introd. p. xxxviii This did not prevent his employing that useful officer in important charges, when he became more conformable.

c. spec. in English History. Conforming to the usages of the Church of England, esp. as prescribed by the Acts of Uniformity.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > conformity > [adjective]

conformable1597

conformitant1632

conforma1666

conforming1681

symbolizing1732

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxviii. 187 They may satisfie law in pretending themselues conformable.

1672 R. Baxter Church told of Bagshaw's Scandals iii. 30 To disable the Ministers of Christ, both conformable and non-conformable.

1679 J. Smith Narr. Popish-plot 9 The Bishops and the conformable Clergy.

c1710 J. Edwards in Cambr. Antiq. Soc. Commun. III. 133 So in St. Mary's Church..Jests and Merriment are permitted, and the most Conformable Clergy clap on their caps or hats in this place.

1861 J. Tulloch Eng. Puritanism ii. 290 Godly conformable ministers.

4. Geology. Having the same direction or plane of stratification: said of strata deposited one upon another in parallel planes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > sedimentary formation > [adjective] > of or belonging to a stratum > stratified

stratified1776

stratiform1791

stratiformed1811

conformable1815

1815 R. Bakewell Introd. Geol. (ed. 2) iii. 50 Stratified secondary rocks are generally conformable or parallel to each other.

1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 133 The strata of..the succeeding epoch were deposited upon them in conformable position.

1882 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. iv. x. 599 Where one series of rocks..has been laid down continuously and without disturbance upon another series, they are said to be conformable.

B. adv.

In conformity with; conformably to.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > conformity to or with a pattern, etc. > in conformity with or according to [phrase]

accordinglyc1443

according1523

answerably1549

answerable1582

conformable1588

in or with reference to1593

in accordance with (also to)1659

1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. Kingdome of China 10 There they are prouided of all things necessarie for them, conformable vnto their degrees.

1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 44 The Princesse, whose hands he (conformable to the dutie of a knight) was desirous to kisse.

1690 J. Locke Two Treat. Govt. ii. xiv. §165 They acted conformable to the Foundation and End of all Laws.

1784 New Spectator No. 15. 1/1 Now, if a person acts conformable to that, etc.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	conformable
释义	conformableadj.adv. /kənˈfɔːməb(ə)l/ Etymology: < conform v. + -able suffix: perhaps after agree-able , the suffix having here a like force: compare also comfortable , amicable , etc. Italian has conformabile and conformevole in Florio. Formerly also written confirmable , by confusion with that word. Compare confirm v., conform adj. A. adj. 1. According in form or character to (a standard or pattern); similar, resembling, like. Const. to. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adjective] > to or with ylikeOE semblablec1374 shapelyc1374 resemblablea1393 resemblanta1393 visible1412 participantc1485 semblant1485 alikea1500 conformable1526 conform1553 semnable1651 similar1657 unopposite1825 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > conformity to or with a pattern, etc. > [adjective] followingc1400 conformable1526 conform1553 pursuant1593 conformala1645 fashionable1657 persecutory1774 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Phil. iii. 10 That I myght be conformable [L. configuratus] vnto his (deeth). ?1530 tr. J. Colet Serm. Conuocacion Paulis i. sig. Bij^v The foure euyls..by the whiche we are conformable to this worlde, by the whiche the face of the churche is made euyll fauoured. 1547 Act 1 Edw. VI c. 1. §7 It is..conformable to the common Use and Practise both of the Apostles and of the Primitive Church. 1646 P. Bulkley Gospel-covenant v. 379 True holinesse is conformable to the first pattern of holinesse. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. ii. 104 As Birds and Fishes are in divers things conformable, so in some Sort they are in their Eye. 1744 G. Berkeley Siris (ESTC T72826) §34 The supposed circulation of the sap..is in no sort conformable or analogous to the circulation of the blood. 1885 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 30 241 The Court of Appeal altered its own order as not being conformable to the order pronounced. 2. a. Corresponding so as to fit or suit; agreeable, consistent, harmonious; fitting, adapted, fitly adjusted. Const. usually to. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > fitly adjusted well-setc1330 conform?1550 conformable1555 concinnatea1600 conformant1643 conformala1645 concinnated1657 calibrated1909 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 324^v The partes must needes bee conformable to the hole. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. xv. 79 What is conformable, or disagreeable to Reason, in the actions of common life. 1790 W. Paley Horæ Paulinæ ii. 17 A representation so conformable to the circumstances there recorded. 1869 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 115 A conclusion conformable to our present doctrine. b. Const. rarely with. ΚΠ 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 223. ¶2 A Taste of her [sc. Sappho's] Way of Writing, which is perfectly conformable with that extraordinary Character we find of her. 1735 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. V. 37 This law was very conformable with the Grecian manners. c. Accordant with one's condition, etc.; convenient, suitable. rare. ΚΠ 1826 W. Scott Woodstock I. iii. 66 ‘Why,’..answered the keeper, ‘I should be at my hut to make matters somewhat conformable for him and Mistress Alice.’ 3. a. Of persons: Disposed or wont to conform; compliant to. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [adjective] > conforming > disposed to conform conformable1525 1525 Abp. Warham in Hallam Const. Hist. (1842) I. 20 Men..conformable to reason. 1529 Act 21 Hen. VIII c. 16. §20 So that the said Strangers..be conformable to such Direction and Order. 1687 Reason. of Toleration 1 Men that were not conformable to their Humours and Ceremonies. 1712 H. Prideaux Direct. Church-wardens (ed. 4) 9 Protestants, who are conformable to the Church of England. 1871 W. H. Ainsworth Tower Hill ii. vi I rejoice to find you so conformable to the King's wishes. b. Of compliant disposition or practice; tractable, submissive, disposed to follow directions. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adjective] > tractable beisuma1225 treatable1303 waldinc1485 tractable?1504 towardly1513 obsequent1520 conformable1547 unwilful1570 sonsya1622 ductile1622 obedible1622 ductible1623 unobstinate1632 ducible1633 docile1647 fictile1676 amenable1680 tawie1786 trottya1913 1547 Act 2 & 3 Edw. VI c. 1. §1 They give Occasion to every honest and conformable Man most willingly to embrace them. a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) ii. i. 272 And bring you from a wilde Kate to a Kate Conformable as other houshold Kates. View more context for this quotation 1681 T. Otway Souldiers Fortune iii. i. 36 In the mean time be humble and conformable. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 109 I doubt not, you'll be made as conformable as I. 1877 S. J. Owen in Marquess Wellesley Select. Despatches Introd. p. xxxviii This did not prevent his employing that useful officer in important charges, when he became more conformable. c. spec. in English History. Conforming to the usages of the Church of England, esp. as prescribed by the Acts of Uniformity. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > conformity > [adjective] conformable1597 conformitant1632 conforma1666 conforming1681 symbolizing1732 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxviii. 187 They may satisfie law in pretending themselues conformable. 1672 R. Baxter Church told of Bagshaw's Scandals iii. 30 To disable the Ministers of Christ, both conformable and non-conformable. 1679 J. Smith Narr. Popish-plot 9 The Bishops and the conformable Clergy. c1710 J. Edwards in Cambr. Antiq. Soc. Commun. III. 133 So in St. Mary's Church..Jests and Merriment are permitted, and the most Conformable Clergy clap on their caps or hats in this place. 1861 J. Tulloch Eng. Puritanism ii. 290 Godly conformable ministers. 4. Geology. Having the same direction or plane of stratification: said of strata deposited one upon another in parallel planes. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > sedimentary formation > [adjective] > of or belonging to a stratum > stratified stratified1776 stratiform1791 stratiformed1811 conformable1815 1815 R. Bakewell Introd. Geol. (ed. 2) iii. 50 Stratified secondary rocks are generally conformable or parallel to each other. 1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 133 The strata of..the succeeding epoch were deposited upon them in conformable position. 1882 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. iv. x. 599 Where one series of rocks..has been laid down continuously and without disturbance upon another series, they are said to be conformable. B. adv. In conformity with; conformably to. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > conformity to or with a pattern, etc. > in conformity with or according to [phrase] accordinglyc1443 according1523 answerably1549 answerable1582 conformable1588 in or with reference to1593 in accordance with (also to)1659 1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. Kingdome of China 10 There they are prouided of all things necessarie for them, conformable vnto their degrees. 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 44 The Princesse, whose hands he (conformable to the dutie of a knight) was desirous to kisse. 1690 J. Locke Two Treat. Govt. ii. xiv. §165 They acted conformable to the Foundation and End of all Laws. 1784 New Spectator No. 15. 1/1 Now, if a person acts conformable to that, etc. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.adv.1525
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