Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Possible to solve.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Payable.
  • Solvent.
  • Capable of being solved, resolved, or explained: as, equations above the fourth degree are not solvable by means of radicals. Also solvible.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Susceptible of being solved, resolved, or explained; admitting of solution.
  • adjective Capable of being paid and discharged.
  • adjective obsolete Able to pay one's debts; solvent.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Capable of being solved.
  • adjective archaic Capable of being dissolved or liquefied.
  • adjective obsolete Capable of being paid and discharged.
  • adjective obsolete Able to pay one's debts; solvent.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective capable of being solved

Etymologies

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solve +‎ -able

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Examples

  • Cases would either be identified as solvable, with sound investigative leads that can be given to detectives to follow up, or still open.

    ajc.com - News Jim Adcock 2010

  • Cases would either be identified as solvable, with sound investigative leads that can be given to detectives to follow up, or still open.

    ajc.com - News Jim Adcock 2010

  • Simple games of poker are certainly 'solvable' in the way that oh, say, checkers is solvable.

    Singularity Watch, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges appeared Thursday on CBS's Washington Unplugged to talk about childhood hunger in the United States, which he described as a "solvable" problem for which Americans should be ashamed.

    Jeff Bridges Promotes 'No Kid Hungry' Campaign (VIDEO) Lauren Sullivan 2010

  • Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges appeared Thursday on CBS's Washington Unplugged to talk about childhood hunger in the United States, which he described as a "solvable" problem for which Americans should be ashamed.

    Jeff Bridges Promotes 'No Kid Hungry' Campaign (VIDEO) Lauren Sullivan 2010

  • Partly it is not "solvable" people cannot get thuings just because they would like them.

    The Witch Cooper Newmania 2007

  • I don't think RMT is "solvable" given the setup of a game like WoW, and I think the fixes that have been discussed will only end up inconveniencing legitimate players while the farmers find loopholes.

    Attitudes to RMT 2007

  • HARRIS: Investigators inside the task force tell me they feel this case is "solvable," especially if they can find the driver shown in that sketch made public overnight -- Soledad.

    CNN Transcript Aug 22, 2003 2003

  • Do activists have an addiction to images that empower them with "solvable" ideals and ignore those who are closer to home?

    Palestine Blogs aggregator 2010

  • He said he believes the state's economic woes are "solvable" but also said he doesn't expect to see immediate, drastic improvement in the state's financial situation.

    The Times-Journal: News 2010

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