Definition

1. 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

1. that can be given a date
   • a concrete and datable happening- C.W.Shumaker