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Definition: Conformable |
ConformableAdjective1. Quick to comply; "I have been to you a true and humble wife, at all times to your will conformable"-Shakespeare. 2. In keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "conformable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Geological | Rock layers that were deposited in sequence without episodes of erosion between deposition of layers. . (references) |
Mining | Successive beds or strata are conformable when they lie one upon another in unbroken and parallel order and no disturbance or denudation took place at the locality while they were being deposited. If one set of beds rests upon the eroded or the upturned edges of another, showing a change of conditions or a break between the formations of the two sets of rocks,they are unconformable. CF:unconformable. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: ConformableSynonyms: accordant (adj), agreeable (adj), concordant (adj), consonant (adj), in accord(p) (adj), in agreement(p) (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Agreement | Adjective: agreeing, suiting; Verb: in accord, accordant, concordant, consonant, congruous, consentaneous, correspondent, congenial; coherent; becoming; harmonious reconcilable, conformable; in accordance with, in harmony with, in keeping with, in unison with; Noun: at one with, of one mind, of a piece; consistent, compatible, proportionate; commensurate; on all fours. |
Conformity | Adjective: conformable to rule; regular; according to regulation, according to rule, according to Hoyle, according to Gunter; en regle, selon les regles, well regulated, orderly; symmetric. |
Frequency | Adjective: frequent, many times, not rare, thickcoming, incessant, perpetual, continual, steady, constant, thick; uniform; repeated; customary; (habit); regular (normal); according to rule; (conformable). |
Impulse | Conformable.; according to use, according to custom, according to routine; in vogue, in fashion, in, with it; fashionable; (genteel). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Conformable |
| English words defined with "conformable": accordant, adjust, agreeable, Allopathically, Artistical, Atticize ♦ concordant, Conformability, Conformableness, consonant, Corresponsive ♦ Deiform, Disconformable ♦ in accord, in agreement, Incompliable, Italianate ♦ lawful ♦ Mohammedize ♦ Rulable ♦ Subconformable. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "conformable": Adjective or Adverb, along the grain ♦ in the fiber direction, in the fibre direction, in the grain direction ♦ onlap ♦ strata-bound. (references) |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
John Locke | 1690 | Conformable hereunto we find the people of America, who (living out of the reach of the conquering swords, and spreading domination of the two great empires of Peru and Mexico) enjoyed their own natural freedom, though, caeteris paribus, they commonly prefer the heir of their deceased king; yet if they find him any way weak, or uncapable, they pass him by, and set up the stoutest and bravest man for their ruler. (Second Treatise of Government) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
John Adams | 1797-1801 | In its general principles and great outlines it was conformable to such a system of government as I had ever most esteemed, and in some States, my own native State in particular, had contributed to establish. |
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| "Conformable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Conformable" is used about 15 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% | 15 | 90,616 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
conformable | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "conformable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | në përshtatje me (in accord with), konformist (conformist). (various references) | |
Arabic | مناسب (adequate, agreeable, apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, becoming, congruent, congruous, convenient, due, expedient, favorable, favourable, feasible, felicitous, fit, fitting, harmonious, in agreement, in conformity, in harmony, opportune, pat, proper, right, seasonable, seemly, suitable, suited, timely), ملائم (acceptable, accordant, adapted, adequate, advantageous, agreeable, agreeing, appropriate, apt, becoming, click, compatible, concordant, conforming, congruent, congruous, consistent, consonant, convenient, expedient, favorable, favourable, feasible, fit, fitting, harmonious, in accord, in agreement, in conformity, in harmony, matching, opportune, proper, propitious, right, seasonable, seemly, suitable, suited, timely), مطيع (compliant, dutiful, manageable, obedient, submissive), مطابق (agreeing, coinciding, congruent, congruous, correspondent, corresponding, harmonious, identical). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | съвместим (compatible, consistent, reconcilable), отстъпчив (complaisant, compliant, concessive, conciliatory, easygoing, facile, indulgent, malleable, pliable, yielding), отговарящ (accordant, corresponding, respondent, responsive). (various references) | |
Czech | podobný (akin, alike, analogous, close, kindred, like, similar, such, suchlike). (various references) | |
French | couches concordantes (conformable strata). (various references) | |
German | konform (concurring, conforming, fitting). (various references) | |
Greek | σύμμορφοσ, σύμφωνοσ (accordant, agreed, compatible, concordant, concurrent, congruent, consonant, pursuant). (various references) | |
Hungarian | megegyező (concordant, congruous, consistent, consonant, corresponsive, identical), hozzáillő (corresponsive, suitable), összeférő (consistent). (various references) | |
Italian | strati concordanti (conformable strata). (various references) | |
Manx | coviallagh. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | onformablecay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | conforme (according, according as, according to, accurate, after, as, conformed, conforming, corresponding, fitting, from, in accordance with, on), compatível (compatible, consistent), submisso (acquiescent, amenable, biddable, broken, duteous, humble, obedient, submissive, yielding), semelhante (alike, equal, glairy, identic, identical, like, near, on the order of, resemblant, resembling, same, similar, such, suchlike), parecido (alike, like, resemblant, resembling, similar), obediente (duteous, dutiful, governable, obedient, obsequious, observant, submissive, yielding), harmonioso (accordant, canorous, concordant, consonant, euphonious, flowing, harmonious, melodious, numerous, orphic, regular, sweet, tunable, tuneful, tuny, united). (various references) | |
Romanian | conform (according, as per, congruent, congruous, normal, pursuant to), concordant (concordant, harmonious). (various references) | |
Russian | подчиняющийся (governable). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | pokoran (amenable, humble, malleable, manageable, meek, obedient, servile, submissive, subservient, tractable). (various references) | |
Spanish | conforme (accordance, accordant, according, acquiescent, agreeable, agreed, agreement, conform, ok, okay). (various references) | |
Swedish | medförlig, eftergiven (acquiescent, compliant, fond, indulgent, lenient, permissive, pliable, pliant, weak-kneed), överenstämmande (coincident, concordant, conforming, congruent, congruous, consistent). (various references) | |
Turkish | yerinde (answerable, applicable, apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, becoming, befitting, calculated, condign, expedient, felicitous, fit, fitted, grandiloquent, in, in one's stead, in place, just, legitimate, on the premises, opportune, Pat, pertinent, pointed, pro-, proper, pursuant, rightful, snappy, sound, suitable, valid, well, well-judged), uyumlu (accommodating, canorous, coherent, compatible, concordant, congenial, congruent, congruous, consentient, consequent, consonant, deferent, deferential, elastic, eurhythmic, harmonic, harmonious, melodious, responsive, rhythmic, supple, symphonious, tuneful, unisonous, well-matched), uygun (acceptable, accommodating, adaptable, adequate, advisable, agreeable, allowable, answerable, applicable, apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, becoming, befitting, calculated, comely, commensurate, comparative, compatible, concordant, congenial, congruent, congruous, consistent, convenient, cool, correct, decent, done, due, eligible, enjoyable, equal, expedient, fair, fair enough, favorable, favourable, felicitous, fine, fit, fitted, fitting, for, in place, keen, likely, lovely, made to order, matching, meet, nice, opportune, permitting, pertinent, pleasant, proper, propitious, proportional, prosperous, pursuant, relevant, ripe, seasonable, seemly, Square, suitable, suited, tailormade, up to, well, well-matched), itaatkâr (compliant, obedient, observant, submissive), benzer (alike, analogic, analogical, analogous, analogue, approximate, closely, congener, congenerous, connate, correlative, counterpart, double, homeo-, homo-, homoeo-, homologous, image, in common, indistinguishable, kindred, like, look alike, match, of a piece, parallel, same, similar, simulant, stand in, vicinal). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | слухняний (amenable, biddable, docile, dutiful, governable, kind, mild, obedient, obediential, obeisant, obsequious, passive, toward, tractable), відповідний (accordant, adequate, agreeable, answerable, applicable, apposite, appropriate, coincident, coincidental, commensurate, concordant, congruent, congruous, consistent, correspondent, corresponding, fit, homologous, mutual, pertinent, proper, relational, relative, respective, suitable, worthy), подібний (alike, analogous, another, corresponding, like, resemblant, similar, such, suchlike). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | theo đúng dễ bảo, thích hợp với, phù hợp với (patient), ngoan ngoãn (docile, meek, submissive), hợp với (answerable, congruous), đúng với (answerable, correspondent). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Philippians Chapter 3, Verse 10 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Tou gnwnai auton kai thn dunamin thV anastasewV autou kai thn koinwnian twn paqhmatwn autou summorfoumenoV tw qanatw autou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Ad agnoscendum illum et virtutem resurrectionis eius et societatem passionum illius configuratus morti eius |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | To knowe hym, and the vertu of his risyng ayen, and the felouschipe of his passioun, and be maad lijk to his deeth, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | In knowynge him and the vertue of his resurreccion and the fellowshippe of his passions that I myght be coformable vnto his (deeth) |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable to his death; |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | That I may have knowledge of him, and of the power of his coming back from the dead, and a part with him in his pains, becoming like him in his death; |
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| Language | Philippians Chapter 3, Verse 10 |
| Cebuano | aron ako makaila kaniya ug sa gahum sa iyang pagkabanhaw ug sa pag-ambit sa iyang mga kasakit, nga mahisama kaniya sa iyang pagkamatay, |
| Croatian | da upoznam njega i snagu uskrsnuæa njegova i zajedništvo u patnjama njegovim, |
| Danish | for at jeg må kende ham og hans Opstandelses Kraft og hans Lidelsers Samfund, idet jeg bliver ligedannet med hans Død, |
| Dutch | Opdat ik Hem kenne, en de kracht Zijner opstanding, en de gemeenschap Zijns lijdens, Zijn dood gelijkvormig wordende; |
| Finnish | tunteakseni hänet ja hänen ylösnousemisensa voiman ja hänen kärsimyksiensä osallisuuden, tullessani hänen kaltaisekseen samankaltaisen kuoleman kautta, |
| French | Afin de connaître Christ, et la puissance de sa résurrection, et la communion de ses souffrances, en devenant conforme lui dans sa mort, pour parvenir, |
| German | zu erkennen ihn und die Kraft seiner Auferstehung und die Gemeinschaft seiner Leiden, daß ich seinem Tode ähnlich werde, |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Satu-satunya yang saya inginkan ialah supaya saya mengenal Kristus, dan mengalami kuasa yang menghidupkan Dia dari kematian. Saya ingin turut menderita dengan Dia dan menjadi sama seperti Dia dalam hal kematian-Nya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | supaya dapat aku mengenal Dia dan kuasa kebangkitan-Nya dan persekutuan di dalam sengsara-Nya, akan menjadi serupa dengan Dia di dalam hal mati-Nya, |
| Italian | E questo perché io possa conoscere lui, la potenza della sua risurrezione, la partecipazione alle sue sofferenze, diventandogli conforme nella morte, |
| Maori | Kia matau ai ahau ki a ia, ki te kaha hoki o tona aranga mai, ki te urunga tahitanga hoki ki ona mamae, he mea whakaahua kia rite ki tona matenga; |
| Norwegian | så jeg kan få kjenne ham og kraften av hans opstandelse og samfundet med hans lidelser, idet jeg blir gjort lik med ham i hans død, |
| Portuguese | para conhecê-lo, e o poder da sua ressurreição e a e a participação dos seus sofrimentos, conformando-me a ele na sua morte, |
| Rumanian | Wi sq -L cunosc pe El wi puterea knvierii Lui wi pqrtqwia suferinyelor Lui, wi sq mq fac asemenea cu moartea Lui; |
| Russian | ЮФП'Щ ПЪОБФШ еЗП, Й УЙМХ ЧПУЛТЕУЕОЙС еЗП, Й ХЮБУФЙЕ Ч УФТБ"БОЙСИ еЗП, УПП'ТБЪХСУШ УНЕТФЙ еЗП, |
| Shuar | Tuma asamtai Ashí nankaamas wakeraj nu Júiti: Krístun pénker nekaan nekas Enentáimtustinniasha tura ni iniantkimiu kakarman takustinniasha wakerajai. Tura Niijiai métek ajastinian wakerakun ni Wáitkiamunam tsanintinniasha tura Nii jakamia Núnisan Jákatniuncha wakerajai. |
| Swedish | Ty jag vill lära känna honom och hans uppståndelses kraft och få känna delaktighet i hans lidanden, i det jag bliver honom lik genom en död sådan som hans, |
| Uma | Kahinaa-ku mpu'u, doko' ku'inca-i-kuna Kristus, doko' kurasai baraka' to mpotuwu' -i nculii' ngkai kamatea. Doko' kurata kaparia hewa to narata, duu' -na ba mate-a hibalia hante Hi'a, |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "conformable": unconformable. (additional references) | |
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"Conformable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: confortable, confrotable. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "conformable" (pronounced 'Con*form"a*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. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-f-l-m-n-o-o-r" | |
-2 letters: conformal. | |
-3 letters: amelcorn, beclamor, coenamor, colorman, colormen, cornmeal, falconer, flamenco, formable, mooncalf. | |
-4 letters: almoner, bloomer, borneol, cembalo, clamber, conform, corneal, coronae, coronal, coronel, femoral, foramen, foreman, monocle, rebloom, romance. | |
-5 letters: abloom, almner, ambler, barmen, beacon, becalm, befool, bemoan, blamer, bolero, boomer, borane, boreal, bromal, bronco, cabmen, calmer, camber, carbon, carmen, clamor, cloner, coaler, coelom. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-c-e-f-l-m-n-o-o-r" | |
+2 letters: uncomfortable, unconformable. | |
+4 letters: comfortableness. | |
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