applicable

applicable

English

Etymology

From Old French applicable, from Medieval Latin applicabilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæplɪkəbəl/, /əˈplɪkəbəl/

• Audio (US)

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Adjective

applicable (comparative more applicable, superlative most applicable)

1. suitable for application, relevant

   This rule is not applicable to the longer-standing members of the club.

Synonyms

• appropriate; See also Thesaurus:suitable or Thesaurus:pertinent

Antonyms

• inapplicable
• non-applicable, nonapplicable

Derived terms

• applicability

Related terms

terms related to applicable

• apply
• appliance
• application

Translations

suitable for application; relevant

Arabic: قابل للتطبيق‎ Bulgarian: приложим (bg) (priložim) Catalan: aplicable Chinese: Mandarin: 適用／适用 (zh) (shìyòng) Czech: aplikovatelný Danish: anvendelig Dutch: toepasselijk (nl) Finnish: sopiva (fi), soveltuva (fi) French: applicable (fr) Galician: aplicable (gl), aplicábel (gl) German: anwendbar (de), relevant (de) Greek: εφαρμόσιμος (el) m (efarmósimos) Hungarian: alkalmazható (hu) Polish: odpowiedni (pl), dotyczący (pl), odnoszący się m Portuguese: aplicável (pt) Romanian: aplicabil (ro) m, adecvat (ro) m, potrivit (ro) m Russian: примени́мый (ru) (primenímyj), подходя́щий (ru) (podxodjáščij), приго́дный (ru) (prigódnyj) Spanish: aplicable, pertinente (es) Swedish: tillämplig (sv), passande (sv), användbar (sv)

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French

Etymology

From appliquer +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.pli.kabl/

• Audio

  (file)

Adjective

applicable (plural applicables)

1. applicable

Further reading

• “applicable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.