refutable

See also: réfutable

English

Etymology

From Late Latin refūtābilis (“refutable”), equivalent to refute +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

refutable (not comparable)

1. Able to be refuted, or shown to be false.

Antonyms

• irrefutable

Derived terms

• refutability

Translations

able to be refuted

• Armenian: հերքելի (herkʻeli)
• Asturian: refugable
• Bulgarian: опровержим (oproveržim)
• Czech: vyvratitelný (cs) m
• Finnish: kiistettävä, kiistettävissä oleva
• French: réfutable (fr)
• Greek: αναιρέσιμος (el) (anairésimos)
• Russian: опровержи́мый (ru) (oproveržímyj)
• Spanish: refutable (es)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin refūtābilis (“refutable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /refuˈtable/ [re.fuˈt̪a.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: re‧fu‧ta‧ble

Adjective

refutable m or f (masculine and feminine plural refutables)

1. refutable

Further reading

• “refutable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16