extinguishable

/iks'tiɳgwiʃəbl/

Thân thiện

The fire is extinguishable with water from the hose.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Capable of being extinguished: Describes something, typically a fire, light, or flame, that can be put out or caused to stop burning.
   • Capable of being ended or destroyed: Describes something non-physical, such as a feeling, hope, or right, that can be terminated, eliminated, or annulled.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The firefighters confirmed the blaze was extinguishable with the equipment on hand.
  • His optimism, though strong, was not extinguishable even by repeated failures.
  • An extinguishable right is one that can be legally voided under certain conditions.

Advanced Usage

• In a legal context: Refers to a right, claim, or interest that can be legally terminated or made void.
  • The easement was deemed extinguishable upon the sale of the property.
• In a figurative sense: Used to describe abstract concepts that can be eliminated.
  • She feared that her passion for art was not extinguishable, no matter the practical obstacles.

Variants and Related Words

• Extinguish (verb): To cause to stop burning; to end or destroy something.
  • They worked to extinguish the forest fire.
• Extinguishment (noun): The act of extinguishing or the state of being extinguished.
  • The extinguishment of the ancient treaty changed the political landscape.
• Inextinguishable (adjective): Incapable of being extinguished.
  • He had an inextinguishable zest for life.

Synonyms

• Quenchable: Capable of being quenched (often for thirst or fire).
• Terminable: Capable of being terminated or ended.
• Erasable: Capable of being erased or removed.

Antonyms

• Inextinguishable: Not able to be extinguished or put out.
• Perpetual: Lasting forever or for a very long time; never ending.
• Inextirpable: Incapable of being rooted out or destroyed.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. capable of being extinguished or killed
   • an extinguishable fire
   • hope too is extinguishable