speakable

• Adjectif désignant ce qui peut être prononcé ou exprimé par la parole ; son usage est aujourd'hui rare, on lui préfère généralement des termes comme 'exprimable' ou 'prononçable'.

An archaic adjective meaning capable of being spoken or expressed in words; now rarely used, with 'utterable' or 'expressible' being more common.

1. Capable of being expressedC1formal

   Able to be spoken, uttered, or expressed in words.

   exprimable

   • Some emotions are not easily speakable.
   • The concept is barely speakable in polite company.
   • He found the truth to be speakable only in private.

   Synonymescommunicableexpressibleutterable

   Antonymesindescribableinexpressibleunspeakableunutterable