1. -able a suffixmeaning “capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to,” associated in meaning with the wordable , occurring in loanwords from Latin (laudable); used in English to form adjectives from stems of any origin (teachable; photographable).
Etymology: (ME < OF < L -ābilis)
Definition of '-able'
Webster Dictionary
1. -able an adjectivesuffix now usually in a passive sense; able to be; fit to be; expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense; as, movable, able to be moved; amendable, able to be amended; blamable, fit to be blamed; salable