SuaviloquyToday’s word

measurable

Measurable, a.

Etymology: [F. mesurable, L. mensurabilis. See Measure, and cf. Mensurable.]

1. Capable of being measured; susceptible of mensuration or computation.

2. Moderate; temperate; not excessive. Of his diet measurable was he. Chaucer. -- Meas"ur*a*ble*ness, n. -- Meas"ur*a*bly, adv. Yet do it measurably, as it becometh Christians. Latimer.

Shades of meaning

Fernald lists measurable only as an antonym, under infinite.

He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.

Synonyms

none given

Antonyms