nameable

or nam·a·ble

[ ney-muh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of or susceptible to being named or identified; identifiable.
2. worth mentioning by name; notable; memorable.

Other Words From

• namea·bili·ty noun
• un·namea·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nameable¹

First recorded in 1770–80; name + -able

Example Sentences

All the colors, regardless of how nameable they were in English, were equally easy to discriminate visually from one another.

From Scientific American

Even so, Lupyan and his colleagues found strong differences in participants' ability to learn which circles went into the different categories based on how easily nameable the colors were.

From Scientific American

Whatever that feeling is — nameable or not — you’ll find it exerts a pull.

From New York Times

Again, the theatrical elements — especially the text — come together as pieces that sit side by side to become a greater whole that is less nameable than felt.

From New York Times

This statement had the peculiar effect, on me anyway, not of persuading me of her humanness but of causing me to consider whether humans acquire nameable feelings all that differently from her description.

From New York Times

Related Words

• conspicuous
• distinguished
• eminent
• evident
• extraordinary
• great
• high-profile
• illustrious
• marked
• memorable
• momentous
• noteworthy
• noticeable
• notorious
• outstanding
• preeminent
• prominent
• rare
• remarkable
• renowned