different between justifiable vs explicable

English

Etymology

From Middle French justifiable

Adjective

justifiable (comparative more justifiable, superlative most justifiable)

1. That can be justified.
   • 1917, Albert Einstein, Relativity: The Special and General Theory, Part II.

     It was at all times clear that, from the point of view of the idea it conveys to us, every motion must be considered only as a relative motion. Returning to the illustration we have frequently used of the embankment and the railway carriage, we can express the fact of the motion here taking place in the following two forms, both of which are equally justifiable:

     (a) The carriage is in motion relative to the embankment,

     (b) The embankment is in motion relative to the carriage.

     In (a) the embankment, in (b) the carriage, serves as the body of reference in our statement of the motion taking place. —

Antonyms

• unjustifiable

Related terms

• justifiability
• justifiably
• justify

Derived terms

Translations

French

Adjective

justifiable (plural justifiables)

1. justifiable

Related terms

• justifier
• justification
• justifiablement

Further reading

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

English

Etymology

From Latin explicabilis, from explic? (“unfold, explain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?spl?k?b?l/

Adjective

explicable

1. Able to be explained.

Synonyms

• (able to be explained): explainable, explicatable; See also Thesaurus:comprehensible

Antonyms

• inexplicable; See also Thesaurus:incomprehensible

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin explic?bilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?ks.pli?ka.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /eks.pli?ka.ble/

Adjective

explicable (masculine and feminine plural explicables)

1. explicable, explainable

   Antonym: inexplicable

Further reading

• “explicable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “explicable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “explicable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “explicable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

From Latin explic?bilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k.spli.kabl/

Adjective

explicable (plural explicables)

1. explicable, explainable

   Antonym: inexplicable

Related terms

• expliquer

Further reading

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

Galician

Alternative forms

• explicábel

Etymology

From Latin explic?bilis.

Adjective

explicable m or f (plural explicables)

1. explicable, explainable

   Antonym: inexplicable

Related terms

• explicar

Further reading

• “explicable” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin explic?bilis.

Adjective

explicable (plural explicables)

1. explicable, explainable

   Antonym: inexplicable

Related terms

• explicar

Further reading

• “explicable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.