cogitable

[ koj-i-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. able to be considered; conceivable; thinkable:

   The thought of space flights to other galaxies has become more cogitable.

cogitable

/ ˈkɒdʒɪtəbəl /

adjective

1. rare.
   conceivable

Other Words From

• cogi·ta·bili·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cogitable¹

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin cōgitābilis, equivalent to cōgitā ( re ) ( cogitate ) + -bilis -ble

Example Sentences

If the two contradictory extremes are themselves incogitable, yet include a cogitable mean, why insist upon the necessity of accepting either extreme?

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A body impelled in one direction by a given force, and in another by its opposite, is easily cogitable.

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Objects, therefore, are of two kinds, sensible and cogitable.

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If the two contradictory extremes are equally incogitable, yet include a cogitable mean, why insist upon the 252 necessity of accepting either extreme?

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For the world is a sum of phenomena; there must, therefore, be some transcendental basis of these phenomena, that is, a basis cogitable by the pure understanding alone.

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