predicable

[ pred-i-kuh-buhl ]

/ ˈprɛd ɪ kə bəl /

adjective

that may be predicated or affirmed; assertable.

noun

that which may be predicated; an attribute.

Logic. any one of the various kinds of predicate that may be used of a subject.

Origin of predicable

1545–55; <Latin praedicābilis assertable, Latin: praiseworthy, equivalent to praedicā(re) to declare publicly (see predicate) + -bilis-ble

OTHER WORDS FROM predicable

pred·i·ca·bil·i·ty, pred·i·ca·ble·ness, nounpred·i·ca·bly, adverbun·pred·i·ca·ble, adjectiveun·pred·i·ca·ble·ness, noun

un·pred·i·ca·bly, adverb

Words nearby predicable

predetermine, predeterminer, prediabetes, predial, prediastole, predicable, predicament, predicant, predicate, predicate adjective, predicate calculus

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Example sentences from the Web for predicable

The rest is boring and predicable to explain in a general way, though often fascinating in practice.
Blake Bailey: How I Write|Noah Charney|March 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The American press also displayed a predicable range of praise and savagery.
Wilde Ride|Anthony Paletta|January 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A Gallup poll last week highlighted the sad but predicable racial divide in perceptions of the Martin case.
What Got George Zimmerman Charged With Second-Degree Murder|Jelani Cobb|April 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Of things themselves some are predicable of a subject, and are never present in a subject.
The Categories|Aristotle

When one thing is predicated of another, all that which is predicable of the predicate will be predicable also of the subject.
The Categories|Aristotle
“Man is mortal” is not a definition, for mortality is predicable of irrational animals.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10|Various
We must therefore admit, that moral obligation is predicable of the Will only, or deny the fundamental convictions of the race.
Doctrine of the Will|Asa Mahan
It is plain from what has been said that both the name and the definition of the predicate must be predicable of the subject.
The Categories|Aristotle

British Dictionary definitions for predicable

predicable

/ (ˈprɛdɪkəbəl) /

adjective

capable of being predicated or asserted

noun

a quality, attribute, etc, that can be predicated

logic obsolete one of the five Aristotelian classes of predicates (the five heads of predicables), namely genus, species, difference, property, and relation

Derived forms of predicable

predicability or predicableness, noun

Word Origin for predicable

C16: from Latin praedicābilis, from praedicāre to assert publicly; see predicate, preach

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单词	predicable
释义	predicable [ pred-i-kuh-buhl ] / ˈprɛd ɪ kə bəl / adjective that may be predicated or affirmed; assertable. noun that which may be predicated; an attribute. Logic. any one of the various kinds of predicate that may be used of a subject. Origin of predicable 1545–55; <Latin praedicābilis assertable, Latin: praiseworthy, equivalent to praedicā(re) to declare publicly (see predicate) + -bilis-ble OTHER WORDS FROM predicable pred·i·ca·bil·i·ty, pred·i·ca·ble·ness, nounpred·i·ca·bly, adverbun·pred·i·ca·ble, adjectiveun·pred·i·ca·ble·ness, noun un·pred·i·ca·bly, adverb Words nearby predicable predetermine, predeterminer, prediabetes, predial, prediastole, predicable, predicament, predicant, predicate, predicate adjective, predicate calculus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for predicable The rest is boring and predicable to explain in a general way, though often fascinating in practice. Blake Bailey: How I Write\|Noah Charney\|March 20, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The American press also displayed a predicable range of praise and savagery. Wilde Ride\|Anthony Paletta\|January 3, 2013\|DAILY BEAST A Gallup poll last week highlighted the sad but predicable racial divide in perceptions of the Martin case. What Got George Zimmerman Charged With Second-Degree Murder\|Jelani Cobb\|April 12, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Of things themselves some are predicable of a subject, and are never present in a subject. The Categories\|Aristotle When one thing is predicated of another, all that which is predicable of the predicate will be predicable also of the subject. The Categories\|Aristotle “Man is mortal” is not a definition, for mortality is predicable of irrational animals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10\|Various We must therefore admit, that moral obligation is predicable of the Will only, or deny the fundamental convictions of the race. Doctrine of the Will\|Asa Mahan It is plain from what has been said that both the name and the definition of the predicate must be predicable of the subject. The Categories\|Aristotle British Dictionary definitions for predicable predicable / (ˈprɛdɪkəbəl) / adjective capable of being predicated or asserted noun a quality, attribute, etc, that can be predicated logic obsolete one of the five Aristotelian classes of predicates (the five heads of predicables), namely genus, species, difference, property, and relation Derived forms of predicable predicability or predicableness, noun Word Origin for predicable C16: from Latin praedicābilis, from praedicāre to assert publicly; see predicate, preach Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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