-ble

¹

1. variant of -able ( soluble ); occurring first in words of Latin origin that came into English through French, later in words taken directly from Latin.

B.L.E.

²

abbreviation for

1. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of -ble¹

Middle English < Old French < Latin -bilem, accusative of -bilis (masculine and feminine) or < -bile (neuter) adj. suffix

Example Sentences

This is so true that the monogram can still be seen on the column of the Halle au Ble, which was built by Catherine alone.

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Indeed, neighboring places, such as Mar-ble-head and Salem, even offered to let Boston merchants use their port free of charge.

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Lucretia Borgia, with all them tur'ble recordin' notches on the handle!

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You may've noticed 't I'm jush trifle—er, well, some people ud shay zhrunk, Toffski—rude 'n' dish'gree'ble people dshay zhrunk.

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Somewheres out yonder in Texas they tell me there's yit a consid'ble stretch of unconquered Confederate territory.

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