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explicableable to be accounted for or understood; explainable

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: able to be accounted for or understood; explainable

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪkˈsplɪkəbəl/

Korean meaning: 설명 가능한, 이해할 수 있는

Korean pronunciation: 익**스플**리커블

Example Sentences

  • My cat's sudden affection for broccoli is hardly explicable by normal feline behavior.
  • The company's success is explicable through their innovative marketing strategy.
  • His fear of butterflies became explicable once we learned about his traumatic encounter with a monarch butterfly as a child.

explicable

ADJECTIVE

//ɪkˈsplɪkəbəl//

able to be accounted for or understood; explainable

explicable concept
💡 Concept

an elderly grandmother demonstrates how to fold a complex origami crane step by step. She carefully shows each fold while her grandchildren watch intently with understanding expressions. The paper transforms from a flat square into a beautiful bird shape through her clear movements. The children nod and smile as they finally grasp how the magic trick works. Their confused faces change to delighted comprehension as the mystery becomes clear. A young boy successfully copies her technique on his own paper. something mysterious becoming completely understandable and explainable

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪkˈsplɪkəbəl/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪkˈsplɪkəbəl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixex--
Rootplic
Suffix--able

Origin

From Latin 'explicare' meaning 'to unfold' or 'to explain.' Ancient Romans used this word when unrolling scrolls to reveal and explain their contents.

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🎵Rhyme

applicabledespicableimplacable
applicable
despicable
implacable

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat's sudden affection for broccoli is hardly explicable by normal feline behavior.

The company's success is explicable through their innovative marketing strategy.

😄 Fun example

His fear of butterflies became explicable once we learned about his traumatic encounter with a monarch butterfly as a child.

The experiment's results were explicable within the framework of quantum mechanics.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

explainableunderstandablecomprehensibleaccountableinterpretable

Antonyms

inexplicablemysteriousincomprehensible

Related

explainexplanationexplicitexplicate