Ible Suffix - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of -ible suffix from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

-ible suffix  /əbl/  /əbl/in adjectives jump to other results

1. that can or must be
   • audible
   • defensible

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2. having the quality of
   • edible
   • reversible

compare -ableMore Like This SuffixesSuffixes

• -able
• -age
• -al
• -ance
• -ant
• -arian
• -ary
• -dom
• -ee
• -er
• -ese
• -esque
• -ess
• -fold
• -ful
• -hood
• -ify
• -ion
• -ish
• -ism
• -ist
• -ista
• -ite
• -itis
• -ize
• -less
• -let
• -ling
• -ly
• -ment
• -most
• -ness
• -oid
• -or
• -ous
• -ship

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Nearby words

• -ibility suffix
• ibis noun
• -ible suffix
• -ibly suffix
• IBM

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