savable
English
Etymology
From Middle English savable, from Middle French sauvable, from Old French salvable, sauvable, from Medieval Latin salvābilis; equivalent to save + -able.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseɪvəbəl/
Adjective
savable (not comparable)
- Capable of being saved.
- Synonyms: salvable, salvageable
- Antonyms: unsavable; unsalvable, unsalvageable
- Near-synonyms: recoverable, reparable, rescuable, retrievable
Translations
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French sauvable, from Old French salvable, sauvable, from Medieval Latin salvābilis; equivalent to saven + -able.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saːvˈaːbəl/, /ˈsaːvabəl/
Adjective
savable (rare, Late Middle English)
- (theology) Able to be delivered from perdition.
- (medicine) Able to be cured; remediable.
- Causing or ensuring safety.
Descendants
- English: savable
References
- “sāvā̆ble, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.