punnableadj.

Brit.

/ˈpʌnəbl/, U.S.

/ˈpənəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1800s– punable, 1800s– punnable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pun v.¹, -able suffix.

Etymology: < pun v.¹ + -able suffix.

Of a word or name: on which puns can be made; suitable as a subject for punning.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [adjective] > of puns

quibbling1624

allusive1655

paronomastical1664

punnic1719

punny1722

punnical1731

paronomastic1811

paronomasial1823

biverbal1826

punnable1840

paronomasian1890

paronomasiastic1902

1840 T. Hook Fitzherbert I. xv It was a punable word, but he could not make it tell.

1871 R. L. Stevenson in Edinb. Univ. Mag. Apr. 107 Punnable names—names that stand alone—that have a significance and life apart from him that bears them.

1906 Westm. Gaz. 26 Sept. 2/1 The Browns, Whites, Blacks, Greens, Longs, Shorts, Smiths, Finches, and all the hosts who own punnable names.

1912 Washington Post 2 Apr. 4/5 Mr and Mrs Kettle and Mr and Mrs Darling, whose names are very ‘pun-able’.

2004 Evening Standard (Nexis) 24 May a73 For the bedraggled sub-editor, it's hard to overstate the importance of the punnable sporting name.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	punnable
释义	punnableadj. Brit. /ˈpʌnəbl/, U.S. /ˈpənəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1800s– punable, 1800s– punnable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pun v.¹, -able suffix. Etymology: < pun v.¹ + -able suffix. Of a word or name: on which puns can be made; suitable as a subject for punning. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [adjective] > of puns quibbling1624 allusive1655 paronomastical1664 punnic1719 punny1722 punnical1731 paronomastic1811 paronomasial1823 biverbal1826 punnable1840 paronomasian1890 paronomasiastic1902 1840 T. Hook Fitzherbert I. xv It was a punable word, but he could not make it tell. 1871 R. L. Stevenson in Edinb. Univ. Mag. Apr. 107 Punnable names—names that stand alone—that have a significance and life apart from him that bears them. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 26 Sept. 2/1 The Browns, Whites, Blacks, Greens, Longs, Shorts, Smiths, Finches, and all the hosts who own punnable names. 1912 Washington Post 2 Apr. 4/5 Mr and Mrs Kettle and Mr and Mrs Darling, whose names are very ‘pun-able’. 2004 Evening Standard (Nexis) 24 May a73 For the bedraggled sub-editor, it's hard to overstate the importance of the punnable sporting name. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1840
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