Alterable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

capable of being changed or altered in some characteristic

(of the punishment ordered by a court) capable of being changed to one less severe

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈætʃi/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈakɪəpˌɒd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈakɪəpˌɒd/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈætʃi/.

Examples

alterable clothing
alterable conditions of employment

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

unalterable

Parts of Speech

adjective	capable of being changed or altered in some characteristic “alterable clothing”
adjective	(of the punishment ordered by a court) capable of being changed to one less severe

Word Forms

alter	verb	make an alteration to
alterability	noun	the quality of being alterable

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

änderbar

fähig, in irgendeiner Eigenschaft verändert oder verändert zu werden

🇫🇷French

modifiable

capable d'être changé ou altéré dans certaines caractéristiques

🇳🇱Dutch

veranderlijk

in staat om te worden veranderd of veranderd in een bepaald kenmerk

🇵🇹Portuguese

alterável

capaz de ser alterado ou alterado em alguma característica

🇷🇺Russian

изменяемый

способный быть изменен или изменен в некоторой характеристике

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिवर्तन के योग्य

किसी विशेषता में परिवर्तन या परिवर्तन करने में सक्षम

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিবর্তনযোগ্য

কিছু বৈশিষ্ট্যে পরিবর্তন বা পরিবর্তিত হতে সক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

மாற்றக்கூடியது

சில குணாதிசயங்களில் மாற்றப்படும் அல்லது மாற்றும் திறன் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

మార్చదగిన

కొన్ని లక్షణాలలో మార్చబడే లేదా మార్చగల సామర్థ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

बदलण्यायोग्य

काही वैशिष्ट्यांमध्ये बदल किंवा बदलण्यास सक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

બદલી શકાય તેવું

અમુક લાક્ષણિકતામાં બદલવા અથવા બદલવામાં સક્ષમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಬಹುದಾದ

ಕೆಲವು ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാറ്റാവുന്ന

ചില സ്വഭാവസവിശേഷതകളിൽ മാറ്റാനോ മാറ്റാനോ കഴിവുള്ള

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਲਣਯੋਗ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਦਲਣ ਜਾਂ ਬਦਲਣ ਦੇ ਸਮਰੱਥ

🇵🇰Urdu

قابل تبدیلی

کسی خصوصیت میں تبدیل یا تبدیل کرنے کے قابل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可变的

能够改变或改变某些特征

🇯🇵Japanese

変更可能な

何らかの特性が変更または変更される可能性がある

🇰🇷Korean

변경할 수 있는

어떤 특성이 변경되거나 변경될 수 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có thể thay đổi được

có khả năng được thay đổi hoặc thay đổi trong một số đặc điểm

🇹🇭Thai

เปลี่ยนแปลงได้

สามารถเปลี่ยนแปลงหรือเปลี่ยนแปลงได้ในลักษณะบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

dapat diubah

mampu diubah atau diubah dalam beberapa karakteristik

🇵🇭Filipino

nababago

may kakayahang baguhin o baguhin sa ilang katangian

🇲🇾Malay

boleh diubah

mampu diubah atau diubah dalam beberapa ciri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قابل للتغيير

قابلة للتغيير أو التغيير في بعض الخصائص

🇮🇷Persian

قابل تغییر

قابلیت تغییر یا تغییر در برخی ویژگی ها را دارد

🇮🇱Hebrew

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