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Definition: Defeasible |
DefeasibleAdjective1. Capable of being annulled or voided or terminated; "a claim to an estate may be defeasible so long as the claimant is under 21 and unmarried". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Note: Defeasible \De*fea"si*ble\, adjective. [See Defeasance.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Antonym: indefeasible (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Confutation | Adjective: confuting, confuted; Verb: capable of refutation; refutable, confutable, defeasible. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Defeasible" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Defeasible" is used about 7 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 7 | 133,076 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "defeasible"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | që mund të anulohet (retractable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | който може да бъде отменен. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | anulovací. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | fief avec condition résolutoire (defeasible fee). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | anfechtbar (avoidable, challengeable, contestable, controvertible, debatable, exceptionable, questionable, unsound, voidable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | hatálytalanítható. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | efeasibleday anulável (abolishable, cancellable, reversible, revocable). (various references) care poate fi anulat, anulabil (annulable, cancellable, dissoluble). (various references) могущий быть отмененным. (various references) podložan poništenju. (various references) anulable (annullable, avoidable, voidable). (various references) kaldırılabilir (removable), iptali mümkün. (various references) có thể thủ tiêu (abatable, abolishable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words ending with "defeasible": indefeasible. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "defeasible" (pronounced 'De*fea"si*ble'): Abatable, Abdicable, Abhominable, Abhorrible, Abolishable, Abominable, Abrogable, Absolvable, Absorbable, Abusable, Accendible, Accentuable, Acceptable, Accessible, Acclimatable, Acclimatizable, Accommodable, Accompanable, Accomplishable, Accomptable, Accordable, Accostable, Accountable, Accusable, Accustomable, Acetable, Achievable, Acidifiable, Acquaintable, Acquirable, Acreable, Actable, Actionable, Adaptable, Addable, Addible, Adducible, Adjustable, Administrable, Admirable, Admissible, Admittable, Adoptable, Adorable, Adustible, Advantageable, Advisable, Affable, Affectible, Affiliable, Affirmable, Affordable, Aggrandizable, Agible, Agitable, Agreeable, Alarmable, Alible, Alienable, Alkalifiable, Allegeable, Alliable, Allottable, Allowable, Alterable, Amassable, Ameliorable, Amenable, Amendable, Amerceable, Amiable, Amicable, Amissible, Amortizable, Amovable, Amusable, Analyzable, Anchorable, Annihilable, Annullable, Annunciable, Answerable, Appealable, Appeasable, Appellable, Appetible, Applausable, Appliable, Applicable, Appointable, Apposable, Appraisable, Appreciable, Apprehensible, Approachable, Appropriable, Approvable, Aptable, Arbitrable, Arguable, Argumentable, Ascendable, Ascendible, Ascertainable, Ascribable, Aspectable, Assailable, Assaultable, Assayable, Assessable, Assignable, Assimilable, Associable, Assumable, Atonable, Attachable, Attackable, Attainable, Attemptable, Attractable, Attributable, Augmentable, Authorizable, Available, Avertible, Avoidable, Avouchable, Avowable, Bailable, Balanceable, Bankable, Baptizable, Batable, Battable, Bauble, Bawble, Bearable, Bedabble, Bedrabble, Bedribble, Beggable, Behoovable, Bejumble, Believable, Bendable, Bequeathable, Bescribble, Betumble, Bewailable, Bibble-babble, bible, Biddable, Bipartible, Blamable, Boardable, Boatable, Borable, Bowable, Breakable, Breathable, Bribable, Burnable, Calcinable, Calculable, Capable, Carriable, Carriageable, Catchable, Causable, Censurable, Cessible, Challengeable, Chanceable, Changeable, Chargeable, Charitable, Chasable, Chastisable, Chasuble, Cheatable, Circulable, Circumnavigable, Circumscribable, Circumscriptible, Circumstantiable, Citable, Civilizable, Claimable, Classible, Classifiable, Cleansable, Cleavable, Clergyable, Climbable, Clubbable, Coagulable, Coctible, Coercible, Cogitable, Cognizable, Cognoscible, Cohesible, Collatable, Collectible, Colliquable, Colorable, Combatable, Combinable, Commandable, Commeasurable, Commemorable, Commendable, Commensurable, Commiserable, Committable, Committible, Commonable, Communicable, Commutable, Compactible, Companable, Companiable, Companionable, Comparable, Compassable, Compassionable, Compatible, Compellable, Competible, Complainable, Compliable, Comportable, Compossible, Compoundable, Comprehensible, Compressible, Comptible, Computable, Concealable, Conceivable, Conceptible, Conclusible, Concordable, Concrescible, Concupiscible, Condemnable, Condensable, Condensible, Conducible, Conductible, Conferrable, Confinable, Confirmable, Confiscable, Confluxible, Conformable, Confusable, Confutable, Congeable, Congealable, Conjecturable, Conquerable, Conscionable, Conservable, Considerable, Consolable, Consortable, Constable, Constrainable, Consumable, Containable, Contaminable, Contemptible, Conterminable, Contestable, Continuable, Contractible, Contradictable, Contributable, Contrivble, Controllable, Controvertible, Conusable, Conversable, Conversible, Convertible, Conveyable, Convict1ible, Convincible, Corbel-table, Correlatable, Corrigible, Corrodible, Corrosible, Corrumpable, Counselable, countable, Countermandable, Coupable, Covenable, Covetable, Creable, Creatable, Credible, Creditable, Criticisable, Crucible, Crummable, Crystallizable, Cullible, Culpable, Cultivable, Cultivatable, Culturable, Curable, Customable, Damageable, Damnable, Datable, Debatable, Deceivable, Deceptible, Decerptible, decidable, Decipherable, Declarable, Declinable, Decoctible, Decomposable, Decompoundable, Decreeable, Deducible, Deductible, Defatigable, Defectible, Defendable, Defensible, Definable, Deflagrable, Deflectable, Deleble, Delectable, Delightable, Delineable, Delitable, Deliverable, Deludable, Demandable, Demisable, Demonstrable, Demountable, Demurrable, Deniable, Denominable, Denotable, Departable, Depectible, Dependable, Depertible, Deplorable, Deposable, Deprecable, Depredable, Deprehensible, Deprivable, Deputable, Derivable, Descendible, Describable, Desiderable, Designable, Desirable, Despicable, Despisable, Destinable, Destroyable, Destructible, Detachable, Determinable, Detestable, Developable, Devisable, Devitable, Devourable, Diffusible, Digestible, Diggable, Dilatable, Dimble, Diminishable, Dirigible, Disadvantageable, Disagreeable, Disallowable, Discernible, Disciplinable, Discomfortable, Discommendable, Disconformable, Discontinuable. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-d-e-e-e-f-i-l-s" | |
-2 letters: abseiled, befleaed, beladies, feasible, feedable. | |
-3 letters: aediles, bailees, baldies, beadles, befleas, beliefs, defiles, defleas, disable, edibles, seeable. | |
-4 letters: abeles, abides, abseil, aedile, afield, aisled, bailed, bailee, beadle, bedels, beefed, beflea, belied, belief, belies, beside, biased, bields, blades, bleeds, deasil, debase, defies, defile, deflea, diesel, edible, ediles, elides, fabled, fables, failed, falsie, feased, feeble, felids, fields, ideals, ladies, leafed, leased, sailed, seabed, sealed, sedile, seeled, seidel, selfed. | |
-5 letters: abele, abide, ables, aedes, aides, ailed, aisle, alefs, alifs, aside, bails, balds, baled, bales, based, basil, beads, bedel, beefs, belie, bides, bield, biles, blade, blase, bleed, dales, deals, defis, deils, deles, delfs, delis, dials, eased, easel, edile, elide, fable, fades, fails, false, fease, feeds, feels, felid, field, filed, files, flabs, fleas, flees, flied, flies, ideal, ideas, idles, isled, lades, lased, leads, leafs, lease, sabed, sable, sidle, slide. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-d-e-e-e-f-i-l-s" | |
+2 letters: indefeasible. | |
+5 letters: defeasibilities, indefinableness. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 65 66 65 61 73 69 62 6C 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. . ..-. . .- ... .. -... .-.. . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01100101 01100110 01100101 01100001 01110011 01101001 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D e f e a s i b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0065 0066 0065 0061 0073 0069 0062 006C 0065 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)38717271678575687871 |
| 1. Definition 2. Usage: Commercial 3. Usage Frequency 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Derivations 6. Rhymes 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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