answerable
English
/ˈɑːnsəɹəb(ə)l/, /ˈæn.səɹ.ʌ.bl/
adj
Definitions
- Required to justify one's actions (to (to) somebody); accountable, responsible.
- (of a question) Able to be answered.
- (archaic) Correspondent, in accordance; comparable (to (to)).
- (now) Proportionate; commensurate in amount; suitable.
- (rare) Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.
Etymology
Suffix from English answer.
Origin
English
answer
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- answer English
- answer print English
- answerability English
- answerableness English
- answerably English
- answerer English
- answerest English
- answereth English
- answering English
- answerless English
- answerphone English
- autoanswer English
- foreanswer English
- misanswer English
- multianswer English
- nonanswer English
- nonanswerable English
- reanswer English
- unanswerable English
- unanswerableness English
- unanswerably English
- answere Middle English
- ansa Tok Pisin