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- [kyoo r-uh-buh l]
- /ˈkyʊər ə bəl/
- /ˈkjʊə.rə.bl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kyoo r-uh-buh l]
- /ˈkyʊər ə bəl/
Definitions of curable word
- adjective curable If a disease or illness is curable, it can be cured. 3
- adjective curable capable of being cured 3
- adjective curable that can be cured 3
- adjective curable capable of being cured. 1
- noun curable (of a disease or condition) Able to be cured. 1
- adjective curable able to be cured 1
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Origin of curable
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin cūrābilis, equivalent to cūrā(re) to care for (derivative of cūra care) + -bilis -ble
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Parts of speech for Curable
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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curable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% 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".
curable usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for curable
adj curable
- amenable — If you are amenable to something, you are willing to do it or accept it.
- capable — If a person or thing is capable of doing something, they have the ability to do it.
- correctable — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
- corrigible — capable of being corrected
- heal — to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
adjective curable
- treatable — able to be treated, especially medically: Some diseases are treatable but not curable.
- remediable — capable of being remedied.
- repairable — to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor.
- fixable — to repair; mend.
Antonyms for curable
adj curable
- incurable — not curable; that cannot be cured, remedied, or corrected: an incurable disease.
- unhelpable — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
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