describable
Able to characterize
Describable means capable of being put into words or characterized.
Something describable can be explained or depicted through language: The sensation was barely describable.
The word often appears in negative constructions—indescribable or not describable—to emphasize that something exceeds the capacity of words.
Able to be stated
- communicableCapable of being spread
- conveyableCapable of transmission
- utterableAble to be spoken
- verbalizableCapable of being spoken
speakable · tellable · relatable · explicable · expressible · transmittable · portrayable · translatable
Capable of being pictured
- visualizableAble to be imagined
- sketchableAble to be drawn
- renderableAble to be depicted
- portrayableAble to be depicted
drawable · paintable · representable · imaginable · mappable · chartable · graphable · etchable
Able to be grasped
- explicableAble to be understood
- fathomableCapable of being grasped
- graspableAble to be held
- intelligibleCapable of being understood
interpretable · knowable · perceivable · discernible · apprehensible · cognizable · conceivable · decipherable
Able to be sorted
- categorizableAble to be classified
- identifiableAble to be recognized
- determinableAble to be established
- nameableAble to be labeled
distinguishable · recognizable · sortable · pinpointable · circumscribable · boundable · terminable · fixable
articulable
Able to be stated
- communicableCapable of being spread
- conveyableCapable of transmission
- utterableAble to be spoken
verbalizable · speakable · tellable · relatable · explicable · expressible · transmittable · portrayable · translatable · statable
illustratable
Capable of being pictured
- visualizableAble to be imagined
- sketchableAble to be drawn
- renderableAble to be depicted
portrayable · drawable · paintable · representable · imaginable · mappable · chartable · graphable · etchable · traceable
understandable
Able to be grasped
- explicableAble to be understood
- fathomableCapable of being grasped
- graspableAble to be held
intelligible · interpretable · knowable · perceivable · discernible · apprehensible · cognizable · conceivable · decipherable · readable
classifiable
Able to be sorted
- categorizableAble to be classified
- identifiableAble to be recognized
- determinableAble to be established
nameable · distinguishable · recognizable · sortable · pinpointable · circumscribable · boundable · terminable · fixable
describableindescribable
Cannot be put into words
ineffable · inexpressible · unspeakable · unutterable · nondescribable
describableinconceivable
Beyond mental grasp
incomprehensible · unimaginable · unfathomable · inscrutable · unknowable