Words ending in -able
-able means capable of being. It comes from Latin.
malleable — able to be shaped
14 words on this site end with -able
- Amenable
readily reacting to suggestions and influences
- Amicable
characterized by friendship and good will
- Equitable
fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
- Impregnable
immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
- Laudable
worthy of high praise
- Malleable
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
- Palatable
acceptable to the taste or mind
- Palpable
capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
- Personable
(of persons) pleasant in appearance and personality
- Redoubtable
inspiring fear; ; - G.H.Johnston
- Reputable
having a good reputation
- Tractable
easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); ; - Samuel Butler
- Venerable
impressive by reason of age
- Veritable
often used as intensifiers
Other words with -able
Not part of our word list, but they carry the same suffix — useful for recognising it in the wild.
abusable · amenable · amicable · avowable · callable · laudable · palpable · placable · probable · provable · signable · solvable · statable · tillable · amendable · claimable · equitable · malleable · palatable · placeable · reputable · scribable · semblable · stainable · temptable · tractable · venerable · veritable · wieldable · cognizable · compliable · convenable · creditable · impassable · pacifiable · personable · ponderable · strainable · temperable · conformable · illuminable · impregnable