affirmableadj.

Brit.

/əˈfəːməbl/, U.S.

/əˈfərməbəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: affirm v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < affirm v. + -able suffix, originally after French †affermable (1611 in Cotgrave: see quot. 1611). Compare post-classical Latin affirmabilis (14th cent.). Compare earlier affirmably adv. N.E.D. (1884) also includes the sense ‘affirmative, positive’, inferred from affirmably adv. 1, but evidence for this is lacking.

Capable of being affirmed or asserted. Also with of.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [adjective] > capable of being proved

provably1395

provablea1425

monstrablec1429

probable1485

demonstrable1551

justifiable1580

averrable1588

verifiable1593

ostentative1601

remonstrable1604

affirmable1611

demonstrative1612

showablea1617

deducible1617

declarable1646

evidenceable1660

evincible1761

demonstratable1814

establishable1918

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > [adjective]

terminable1423

affirmable1611

confirmable1646

ascertainable1783

settleable1837

certifiable1846

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Affermable, affirmable, avouchable.

1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. iii. 116 What is truely affirmable of the one, is of the other too.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. iv. 104 Those attributes and conceptions, that were applicable and affirmable of him when present, are now affirmable and applicable to him though past.

1729 J. Rogers Necessity Divine Revelation iv. 87 These are as truly affirmable of God, as those Attributes which natural Reason ascribes to Him.

1759 tr. J.-H.-S. Formey Philos. Misc. 253 This misleads into an universal Judgment destitute of logical Truth, the Attribute not being affirmable of the Subject in its whole Extent.

1825 S. T. Coleridge Aids Refl. 280 The grounds, on which the fact of an Evil inherent in the Will is affirmable.

1843 J. S. Mill Syst. Logic II. vi. x. §5 599 This seems to be affirmable..of the conclusions arrived at.

1911 Mind 20 42 It follows from these two Laws that of any Subject of Predication (S), any Predicate (P) is affirmable or deniable.

1968 O. Muck Transcendental Method x. 235 Knowledge claims to recognize as validly affirmable only what actually is.

2001 Church Times 6 July 14/3 Some new clerics..advise speaking up only to affirm the affirmable, and keeping quiet about what is seen as weird or worthless.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	affirmable
释义	affirmableadj. Brit. /əˈfəːməbl/, U.S. /əˈfərməbəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: affirm v., -able suffix. Etymology: < affirm v. + -able suffix, originally after French †affermable (1611 in Cotgrave: see quot. 1611). Compare post-classical Latin affirmabilis (14th cent.). Compare earlier affirmably adv. N.E.D. (1884) also includes the sense ‘affirmative, positive’, inferred from affirmably adv. 1, but evidence for this is lacking. Capable of being affirmed or asserted. Also with of. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [adjective] > capable of being proved provably1395 provablea1425 monstrablec1429 probable1485 demonstrable1551 justifiable1580 averrable1588 verifiable1593 ostentative1601 remonstrable1604 affirmable1611 demonstrative1612 showablea1617 deducible1617 declarable1646 evidenceable1660 evincible1761 demonstratable1814 establishable1918 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > [adjective] terminable1423 affirmable1611 confirmable1646 ascertainable1783 settleable1837 certifiable1846 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Affermable, affirmable, avouchable. 1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. iii. 116 What is truely affirmable of the one, is of the other too. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. iv. 104 Those attributes and conceptions, that were applicable and affirmable of him when present, are now affirmable and applicable to him though past. 1729 J. Rogers Necessity Divine Revelation iv. 87 These are as truly affirmable of God, as those Attributes which natural Reason ascribes to Him. 1759 tr. J.-H.-S. Formey Philos. Misc. 253 This misleads into an universal Judgment destitute of logical Truth, the Attribute not being affirmable of the Subject in its whole Extent. 1825 S. T. Coleridge Aids Refl. 280 The grounds, on which the fact of an Evil inherent in the Will is affirmable. 1843 J. S. Mill Syst. Logic II. vi. x. §5 599 This seems to be affirmable..of the conclusions arrived at. 1911 Mind 20 42 It follows from these two Laws that of any Subject of Predication (S), any Predicate (P) is affirmable or deniable. 1968 O. Muck Transcendental Method x. 235 Knowledge claims to recognize as validly affirmable only what actually is. 2001 Church Times 6 July 14/3 Some new clerics..advise speaking up only to affirm the affirmable, and keeping quiet about what is seen as weird or worthless. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1611
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