tellable

A grandmother shares a tellable story with her grandchildren.

Definition

Adjective: - Capable of being told or narrated: "tellable" describes something that can be related or recounted, often implying it is worth telling or appropriate to share. - Worthy of being told: It can also mean that a story, event, or piece of information is interesting or significant enough to be communicated to others.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The anecdote was funny and tellable at dinner parties. (The story was suitable and worth sharing.)
  • Not every secret is tellable; some are too personal. (Not all secrets can be appropriately or ethically narrated.)

Advanced Usage

• "barely tellable": something that is only just possible or appropriate to talk about.

  • The traumatic event was barely tellable, even years later. (The experience was difficult to recount.)

• "easily tellable": something that can be narrated without difficulty.

  • The plot of the movie is easily tellable in a few sentences. (The plot is simple to summarize.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tell (verb): to narrate or relate.

  • Can you tell me a story? (Can you narrate a story to me?)

• Teller (noun): a person who tells stories or recounts events.

  • The storyteller was a master teller of folk tales. (The storyteller was skilled at narrating folk tales.)

• Untellable (adj): impossible to tell or describe.

  • The horror of the scene was untellable. (The horror could not be adequately narrated.)

Synonyms

• Narratable: capable of being narrated.
• Recountable: able to be related or described.
• Reportable: worth or able to be reported.

Related Idioms

• "a tellable tale": a story that is interesting enough to be shared.

  • He had a tellable tale about his travels in Asia. (He had an interesting story worth telling.)

• "not a tellable secret": a secret that should not be revealed.

  • She kept the family matter as a not a tellable secret. (She considered it inappropriate to disclose.)