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alienable

al·ien·a·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [eyl-yuh-nuh-buh l, ey-lee-uh-]
    • /ˈeɪl yə nə bəl, ˈeɪ li ə-/
    • /ˈeɪ.ljə.nəbl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [eyl-yuh-nuh-buh l, ey-lee-uh-]
    • /ˈeɪl yə nə bəl, ˈeɪ li ə-/

Definitions of alienable word

  • adjective alienable (of property) transferable to another owner 3
  • adjective alienable capable of being alienated or transferred to a new owner 3
  • adjective alienable capable of being sold or transferred. 1
  • noun alienable Able to be transferred to new ownership. 1
  • adjective alienable Capable of being alienated, sold, or transferred to another; as, land is alienable according to the laws of the state. 0

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Origin of alienable

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < French, Middle French aliė́nable from aliė́ner “to sell, transfer” from Latin aliēnāre “to transfer by sale” (see alien) + -able

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Parts of speech for Alienable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

alienable popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

alienable usage trend in Literature

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Antonyms for alienable

adjective alienable

  • nonnegotiable — capable of being negotiated: a negotiable salary demand.
  • inalienable — not transferable to another or not capable of being taken away or denied; not alienable: inalienable rights, freedoms, and liberties; an inalienable territory; inalienable principles and values.
  • non-transferability — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.

Top questions with alienable

  • what are alienable rights?
  • what is alienable?

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