resolvable

[ ri-zol-vuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. that can be resolved.

resolvable

/ rɪˈzɒlvəbəl /

adjective

1. able to be resolved or analysed

Derived Forms

• reˌsolvaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• re·solva·bili·ty re·solva·ble·ness noun
• nonre·solva·bili·ty noun
• nonre·solva·ble adjective
• nonre·solva·ble·ness noun
• nonre·solva·bly adverb
• unre·solva·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of resolvable¹

First recorded in 1640–50; resolve + -able

Example Sentences

“We can actually move the country toward a tipping point where this issue is understood to be resolvable,” she said.

From Seattle Times

So didn’t get to finish the novel, but it hardly matters that the plot is unresolved because the issues So is raising about his characters’ search for meaning in diaspora are not resolvable, either.

From Seattle Times

Lowden said that while many observers had predicted that the ruling would crush Trump’s New York operations, it might ultimately be a simple bureaucratic irritation, resolvable through paperwork.

From Seattle Times

That’s one of the reasons we turn to television, where mysteries are solvable, problems resolvable and even when things are crazy they’re at least fictional, and maybe funny.

From Los Angeles Times

First come biological tests to rule out other causes of dementia, such as vitamin deficiencies, HIV and urinary tract infections, all of which are curable, which means the comprehension issues are resolvable.

From Scientific American

Related Words

• dissolved