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Applicable or Appliable - What's the difference?

applicable | appliable |

As an adjective applicable

is suitable for application, relevant.

As a noun appliable is

compliant; accommodating.

applicable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • suitable for application, relevant

    • Synonyms

    * appropriate

    Antonyms

    * inapplicable

    Derived terms

    * applicability

    Related terms

    * apply * appliance * application

    appliable

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Compliant; accommodating.
  • Able to be put into use or applied; applicable.
  • * 1658 , (Thomas Browne), The Garden of Cyrus :
    • He that forgets not how Antiquity named this the Conjugall or wedding number, and made it the Embleme of the most remarkable conjunction, will conceive it duely appliable unto this handsome Oeconomy, and vegetable combination [...].