nameable

== English == === Alternative forms === namable === Etymology === From name +‎ -able. === Adjective === nameable (not comparable) Capable of being distinguished and named; able to be called by a specific name. 1635, Alexander Gill, The Sacred Philosophie of Holy Scripture, London: Joyce Norton and Richard Whitaker, Chapter 8, p. 30,[1] [God’s] pure being, because it is neither understandable, nor nameable by us, we speake of goodnesse, of power, &c. as of the effluences or prime acts thereof […] (obsolete) Worthy of being named or having a name; significant; memorable (especially in negative expressions). 1810, William Coleman, An Appeal to the People, New York: C.S. Van Winkle, p. 72,[7] A mission hatched by Jefferson under the pretence of forming a commercial treaty, though we have neither trade of any nameable amount with Russia, nor any political concerns with her […] ==== Synonyms ==== (specific name): distinguishable, identifiable, recognisable (memorable): See also Thesaurus:memorable or Thesaurus:notable ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “specific name”): nameless, unidentifiable, unnameable, unrecognisable; see also Thesaurus:indescribable (antonym(s) of “memorable”): forgettable, irrelevant ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === amenable, beanmeal, meanable