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explainable

Intermediate (B1)

IPA: /ɪkˈspleɪnəbl/

KK: /ɪkˈspleɪnəbl/

adjective
Definition

Able to be understood or made clear.


Example

The results of the experiment were explainable, making it easier for the students to grasp the concepts.


Conversation
Sloth A
I was trying to understand that complex theory in class.
Sloth B
Yeah, it can be tricky, but some parts are explainable if you break them down.
Sloth A
That's true! I wish the teacher would make it more explainable during the lectures.
Sloth B
I think asking questions helps; it makes things clearer.

Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
clear
comprehensible
intelligible
Antonyms
confusing
incomprehensible
obscure
Root Explanation

Explainable → It is formed from "ex-" (meaning out of or from) and "planare" (meaning to make level or flat), combined with the suffix "-able" (meaning capable of). The word "explainable" means capable of being made clear or understandable, as if bringing something out into the open.

Memory Tip

Think of something being made clear or 'brought out' ('ex-') to be understood, which is what 'explainable' means.

Visually Confused Words
unexplainable
inexplainable
examinable
planable
expiable
unexplainably
replantable
plantable
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