Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Possible to consider or be considered; conceivable.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being thought; cogitable; conceivable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being thought or conceived; cogitable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Able to be
thought orimagined ;conceivable ;feasible orpossible . - adjective Morally acceptable or legal (rare).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of being conceived or imagined or considered
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Examples
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That the current system is dysfunctional enough that such a thing might soon become thinkable - and for the same reason illegal abortion was once thinkable, that is, because at least some patients were sufficiently desperate to demand the service - is my point.
Off the grid or black market medicine james gaulte 2007
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This entire trend toward women's secular leadership makes it more "thinkable" that women can become religious leaders as well.
Maureen Fiedler: Women As Religious Leaders: Breaking Through the Stained Glass Ceiling Maureen Fiedler 2010
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This entire trend toward women's secular leadership makes it more "thinkable" that women can become religious leaders as well.
Maureen Fiedler: Women As Religious Leaders: Breaking Through the Stained Glass Ceiling Maureen Fiedler 2010
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Okay, while probably "thinkable," but not realistic.
October 31st, 2009 m_francis 2009
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This entire trend toward women's secular leadership makes it more "thinkable" that women can become religious leaders as well.
Maureen Fiedler: Women As Religious Leaders: Breaking Through the Stained Glass Ceiling Maureen Fiedler 2010
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I also believe that such a situation not at all "thinkable" in the USA.
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I also believe that such a situation not at all "thinkable" in the USA.
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I also believe that such a situation not at all "thinkable" in the USA.
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I also believe that such a situation not at all "thinkable" in the USA.
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I also believe that such a situation not at all "thinkable" in the USA.
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