Describable
adjective
Something that can be explained or detailed.
The beauty of the mountains is describable only to a certain extent.
Often appears as...
- hardly describable
- barely describable
adjective
Something that can be explained or detailed.
The beauty of the mountains is describable only to a certain extent.
Often appears as...
- hardly describable
- barely describable
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Pro Tip 1/3Degree Variability
Some things can be described more easily or fully than others; 'describable' has degrees of applicability.
The taste of this exotic fruit is describable, but it requires a rich vocabulary.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
'Describable' can imply that the speaker has strong feelings about the subject, which they think can be put into words.
The joy of seeing her again was fully describable.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjective Limitation
What is describable for one person may not be for another, highlighting subjective experience.
To me, the sensation is hardly describable, yet he seems to find words easily.
Pro Tip 1/3Degree Variability
Some things can be described more easily or fully than others; 'describable' has degrees of applicability.
The taste of this exotic fruit is describable, but it requires a rich vocabulary.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
'Describable' can imply that the speaker has strong feelings about the subject, which they think can be put into words.
The joy of seeing her again was fully describable.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjective Limitation
What is describable for one person may not be for another, highlighting subjective experience.
To me, the sensation is hardly describable, yet he seems to find words easily.
Pro Tip 1/3Degree Variability
Some things can be described more easily or fully than others; 'describable' has degrees of applicability.
The taste of this exotic fruit is describable, but it requires a rich vocabulary.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
'Describable' can imply that the speaker has strong feelings about the subject, which they think can be put into words.
The joy of seeing her again was fully describable.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjective Limitation
What is describable for one person may not be for another, highlighting subjective experience.
To me, the sensation is hardly describable, yet he seems to find words easily.
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Making sense of...
suggested that numbers were the building blocks of the Universe and part of this belief was that everything from cosmology and metaphysics to music and morals followed eternal rules describable as ratios of numbers.
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Making sense of...
suggested that numbers were the building blocks of the Universe and part of this belief was that everything from cosmology and metaphysics to music and morals followed eternal rules describable as ratios of numbers.
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Quote examples
Rudy Rucker
American Scientist
A computation is a process that obeys finitely describable rules.
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Rudy Rucker
American Scientist
A computation is a process that obeys finitely describable rules.
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