namable
Able to identify
Namable means capable of being named or identified.
Something namable can be put into words or given a specific designation: Every namable emotion passed across her face.
The word often appears in philosophical or abstract contexts, distinguishing things we can articulate from those beyond language.
Also spelled nameable.
Ceremony naming a child
- dubbingPost-production sound replacement
- entitlingGranting rightful access
- designatingFormally identifying or assigning
- denotingIndicating by name
titling · labeling · calling · terming · styling · identifying · tagging · nicknaming
Able to be identified
- identifiableAble to be recognized
- distinguishableCapable of being identified separately
- discernibleAble to be noticed
- detectableCapable of being noticed
notable · remarkable · distinctive · describable · pinpointable · classifiable · traceable · knowable
Identifiers for sorting items
- markersPens with porous tips
- badgesWorn symbols of status
- nameplatesSigns displaying names
- placardsSigns carried at demonstrations
signage · stickers · emblems · insignia · monikers · designations · titles · captions
Systematic grouping by traits
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- sortingArranging into sequence
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
- typologyClassification by shared traits
organization · systematization · codification · indexing · ordering · cataloging · distinguishing · specifying
christening
Ceremony naming a child
- dubbingPost-production sound replacement
- entitlingGranting rightful access
- designatingFormally identifying or assigning
denoting · titling · labeling · calling · terming · styling · identifying · tagging · nicknaming · branding
recognizable
Able to be identified
- identifiableAble to be recognized
- distinguishableCapable of being identified separately
- discernibleAble to be noticed
detectable · notable · remarkable · distinctive · describable · pinpointable · classifiable · traceable · knowable · placeable
tags
Identifiers for sorting items
- markersPens with porous tips
- badgesWorn symbols of status
- nameplatesSigns displaying names
placards · signage · stickers · emblems · insignia · monikers · designations · titles · captions · inscriptions
classification
Systematic grouping by traits
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- sortingArranging into sequence
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
typology · organization · systematization · codification · indexing · ordering · cataloging · distinguishing · specifying · defining
namableunnamable
Cannot be designated
unnameable · unidentifiable · unnamed · unidentified · undesignated
namableineffable
Beyond verbal expression
unutterable · inexpressible · unspeakable · indescribable · indefinable
namableanonymous
Of unknown origin
indefinite · unknown · obscure · faceless · unrecognized