inventable

inventable

An engineer sketches an inventable device in a notebook.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Capable of being invented: "inventable" describes something that can be created or devised for the first time, typically through ingenuity or imagination.
    • Possible to fabricate or contrive: In a broader sense, it can refer to something that can be made up or fictionalized, such as a story or excuse.
Usage Examples
  • (Capable of being created through innovation.)
  • (Possible to fabricate or imagine.)
  • (Capable of being devised as a new creation.)
Advanced Usage
  • "inventable as a concept": referring to the theoretical possibility of creation.

    • In science fiction, nearly any device is inventable within the story's logic. (Possible to conceive or design within a fictional framework.)
  • "not inventable": used to emphasize impossibility or impracticality.

    • Some argue that a perfect government is not inventable by human minds. (Cannot be created or devised.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Inventible (adj): an alternative spelling of "inventable," with the same meaning.
    • The idea is both simple and inventible. (Capable of being invented.)
  • Invent (v): to create or design something new.
    • She hopes to invent a new type of battery. (To devise or produce for the first time.)
  • Invention (n): the act of inventing or the thing invented.
    • The telephone was a revolutionary invention. (A new creation or device.)
Synonyms
  • Creatable: capable of being brought into existence.
  • Deviseable: possible to plan or invent.
  • Conceivable: able to be imagined or thought of.
Related Idioms
  • Necessity is the mother of invention: a proverb meaning that difficult situations inspire creative solutions.
    • When the power went out, they built a makeshift generatornecessity is the mother of invention. (Difficulty led to a new creation.)