passible

English

Etymology

Borrowed into Middle English from Old French passible, from Late Latin passibilis.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpasɪbəl/

Adjective

passible (not comparable)

1. (chiefly theology) Able to suffer, or feel pain. [from 14th c.]
2. Able to feel emotion.
3. Capable of suffering injury or detriment.
4. Liable to experience change or decay. [14th–17th c.]

References

• James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Passible”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes VII (O–P), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 531, column 3.
• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “passible”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.sibl/

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Adjective

passible (plural passibles)

1. punishable (appropriate for punishment)

See also

• impassible

Further reading

• “passible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin passibilis.

Adjective

passible m (oblique and nominative feminine singular passiblee)

1. passible (able to suffer)

Descendants

• → English: passible
• French: passible