dateable
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Capable of being assigned a specific date or time period: Refers to an object, event, or artifact whose age or time of occurrence can be determined or estimated.
- Suitable or appropriate for dating (romantic or social): Refers to a person who is considered an attractive or suitable candidate for a romantic date.
Usage Examples
- Adjective (Historical/Archaeological context):
- The pottery shards were highly dateable due to their distinctive glaze.
- Without any inscriptions, the manuscript was not easily dateable.
- Adjective (Social/Romantic context):
- He is kind, funny, and very dateable.
- She felt more confident and dateable after joining the club.
Advanced Usage
- "scientifically dateable": Refers to materials that can be dated using scientific methods like radiocarbon dating.
- The volcanic ash layer is scientifically dateable, providing a timeline for the fossils.
- "eminently dateable": Emphasizes that someone is very suitable for dating.
- With his new sense of style, he became eminently dateable.
Variants and Related Words
- Datability (n): The quality of being dateable.
- The datability of the artifact was confirmed by the lab.
- Date (v/n): The action of going on a date or the social/romantic meeting itself.
- Datable (adj): An alternative, often interchangeable, spelling for "dateable," especially in the historical context.
Synonyms
- Assignable (to a period): Capable of being attributed to a specific time.
- Eligible (for dating): Meeting the conditions for being considered a romantic partner.
Related Phrases
- "dateable material": A term used in archaeology or history for objects that can be dated.
- The excavation yielded little dateable material.
- "back on the market": An informal phrase suggesting someone is available and dateable again.
- After his breakup, his friends told him he was back on the market and very dateable.
Adjective
- that can be given a date
- a concrete and datable happening- C.W.Shumaker