embraceable
/ɪmˈbɹeɪsəbəl/im-BRAY-suh-buhl
/ɪmˈbɹeɪsəbəl/im-BRAY-suh-buhl
Meaningthat one can take in the arms
Common meaning: able to be embraced
- emin
- bracthe armLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 249 · scan
- ableable to be
‘in’ + ‘the arm’ → embraceable
Journey through time
- Frenchembracer
- Middle Englishenbracensource
- Englishembrace‘to hold in the arms’
- Englishformed in English from embraceembraceable‘able to be embraced’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: that one can take in the arms. It can be inferred from any of: embrace.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from embrace + -able (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- bracchium Latin “the arm”
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