creable

English

Etymology

From Latin creābilis, from creō (“create”). See create.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɹiːəbəl/

Adjective

creable (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Capable of being created.
    Synonym: creatable
    • 1733, I[saac] W[atts], “Essay I. A Fair Enquiry and Debate Concerning Space. Sect[ion] V. Space Cannot be God.”, in Philosophical Essays on Various Subjects, […], London: […] Richard Ford […], and Richard Hett […], →OCLC, page 19:
      [Space] cannot be a created Subſtance; becauſe vve cannot conceive it creable or annihilable; and therefore it carries vvith it an Idea of neceſſary Exiſtence; […]

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