predicable

[ pred-i-kuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. that may be predicated or affirmed; assertable.

noun

1. that which may be predicated; an attribute.
2. Logic. any one of the various kinds of predicate that may be used of a subject.

predicable

/ ˈprɛdɪkəbəl /

adjective

1. capable of being predicated or asserted

noun

1. a quality, attribute, etc, that can be predicated
2. obsolete.
   logic one of the five Aristotelian classes of predicates ( the five heads of predicables ), namely genus, species, difference, property, and relation

Derived Forms

• ˌpredicaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• predi·ca·bili·ty predi·ca·ble·ness noun
• predi·ca·bly adverb
• un·predi·ca·ble adjective
• un·predi·ca·ble·ness noun
• un·predi·ca·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of predicable¹

1545–55; < Latin praedicābilis assertable, Latin: praiseworthy, equivalent to praedicā ( re ) to declare publicly ( predicate ) + -bilis -ble

Word History and Origins

Origin of predicable¹

C16: from Latin praedicābilis, from praedicāre to assert publicly; see predicate , preach

Example Sentences

If Kamala Harris wins investors expect her trade and foreign policies to be a continuation of Joe Biden's more predicable approach.

From BBC

The hearing was largely a predicable display of partisanship, with each party trading claims about the merits of the underlying investigation into Russia’s attempt to manipulate the 2016 election in Mr. Trump’s favor.

From New York Times

The dualities of love and hate, life and death, dissolve at Disney, making imagining beyond the predicable possible.

From Los Angeles Times

She said a surge of cases in the winter, when people are socializing indoors, was utterly predicable, and yet schools were not ready when it happened.

From Washington Post

It happens for all the predicable reasons, such as making too many poor staffing choices, a lack of effort or low performance results.

From Seattle Times