definable
adjective
de·fin·able
di-ˈfī-nə-bəl 
1
: able to be defined
2
: able to be specified to have a particular function or operation
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In my fiction, my grandfather was no longer an inscrutable ghost, but a character with definable flaws, who did things in an order that, despite whatever twists and subversions, resolved into meaning.
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Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
The genders of many of my figures were not definable.
—Gabe Montesanti, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
Joe’s Stone Crab is as definable of the Miami Beach essence as the city’s distinctive Art Deco along Ocean Drive, its beaches and the Fontainebleau hotel.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
For once it had been achieved in the deserts of West Asia, so the very notion of wind as a linguistically definable entity took off everywhere.
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Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
The genders of many of my figures were not definable.
—Gabe Montesanti, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
Joe’s Stone Crab is as definable of the Miami Beach essence as the city’s distinctive Art Deco along Ocean Drive, its beaches and the Fontainebleau hotel.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
For once it had been achieved in the deserts of West Asia, so the very notion of wind as a linguistically definable entity took off everywhere.
—Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for definable
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“Definable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/definable. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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