confinable

con·fine

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuh n-fahyn for 1, 2, 5, 6; kon-fahyn for 3, 4]
- /kənˈfaɪn for 1, 2, 5, 6; ˈkɒn faɪn for 3, 4 /
- /kənˈfaɪnəbl /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh n-fahyn for 1, 2, 5, 6; kon-fahyn for 3, 4]
- /kənˈfaɪn for 1, 2, 5, 6; ˈkɒn faɪn for 3, 4 /

Definitions of confinable word

verb with object confinable to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: She confined her remarks to errors in the report. Confine your efforts to finishing the book. 1
verb with object confinable to shut or keep in; prevent from leaving a place because of imprisonment, illness, discipline, etc.: For that offense he was confined to quarters for 30 days. 1
noun confinable Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier. 1
noun confinable Often, confines. region; territory. 1
noun confinable Archaic. confinement. 1
noun confinable Obsolete. a place of confinement; prison. 1

See all 7 definitions of confinable

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Origin of confinable

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400 for noun; 1515-25 for v.; (noun) Middle English < Middle French confins, confines < Medieval Latin confinia, plural of Latin confinis boundary, border (see con-, fine2); (v.) < Middle French confiner, verbal derivative of confins < Latin, as above

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Parts of speech for Confinable

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Confinable

confinable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Antonyms for confinable

adj confinable

binding — A binding promise, agreement, or decision must be obeyed or carried out.
incumbent on — holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club.

All 2 Antonyms of confinable