passible

[ pas-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of feeling, especially suffering; susceptible of sensation or emotion; impressionable.

passible

/ ˈpæsɪbəl /

adjective

1. susceptible to emotion or suffering; able to feel

Derived Forms

• ˌpassiˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• passi·bili·ty noun
• non·passi·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of passible¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word passibilis. See passion, -ible

Word History and Origins

Origin of passible¹

C14: from Medieval Latin passibilis, from Latin patī to suffer; see passion

Example Sentences

“They transmitted to us a desire to help as much as passible,” said the Rev. Bárbaro Abel Marrero Castellanos, president of the Baptist Convention of Western Cuba.

From Washington Times

“They transmitted to us a desire to help as much as passible,” said the Rev. Bárbaro Abel Marrero Castellanos, president of the Baptist Convention of Western Cuba.

From Seattle Times

Ms. Sherman held out hope that it was passible to make “genuine progress through diplomacy.”

From New York Times

The font of the letters is nearly bang on, the chips look great and the chicken very passible.

From BBC

Probably it is not passible to love two people in the same way, but there are different kinds of low.

From Literature