different between imaginable vs knowable

English

Etymology

From Middle English ymaginable, from Latin im?gin?bilis; equivalent to imagine +? -able

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??mad??n?b?l/, /-n?b?l/, /??mad?n?b?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??mæd??n?b?l/, /-n?b?l/, /??mæd?n?b?l/

Adjective

imaginable (comparative more imaginable, superlative most imaginable)

1. Able to be imagined; conceivable

Antonyms

• unimaginable

Related terms

• imaginability

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From imaginar +? -able.

Adjective

imaginable (masculine and feminine plural imaginables)

1. imaginable

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.ma.?i.nabl/

Adjective

imaginable (plural imaginables)

1. imaginable

Further reading

• “imaginable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle English

Adjective

imaginable

1. Alternative form of ymaginable

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imaxi?nable/, [i.ma.xi?na.??le]

Adjective

imaginable (plural imaginables)

1. imaginable, cogitable

English

Etymology

Attested since the 15th century; know +? -able

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?no??bl?/

Adjective

knowable (comparative more knowable, superlative most knowable)

1. Capable of being known, understood or comprehended.

Antonyms

• unknowable

Related terms

• knowability

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “knowable”, in Online Etymology Dictionary