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quenchable

/kwˈɛntʃəbəl/ adj

Able to be quenched.

Word Origin Quench comes from a Proto-Germanic word meaning 'to extinguish' — think of putting out a fire or satisfying a thirst. Add the Latin suffix -able, and quenchable literally means 'able to be put out'. The same root gives us unquenchable (a thirst that can't be satisfied) and quencher (something that does the quenching). The PIE root *(s)kweng- even hints at a hissing sound, like water hitting hot coals.

adj Able to be quenched.

His thirst for knowledge seemed quenchable only by continuous learning and discovery.

(形容词) 可熄灭的；可扑灭的

他对知识的渴求似乎只有通过持续学习和发现才能满足。

(adjetivo) apagable; saciables; extinguible [Que se puede saciar o apagar.]

Su sed de conocimiento parecía saciable solo mediante el aprendizaje y el descubrimiento continuos.

(adjectif) étanchable; apaisable; désaltérable; satisfiable [Qui peut être apaisé, satisfait ou éteint.]

Sa soif de connaissances ne semblait **quenchable** que par un apprentissage continu et la découverte.

(Adjektiv) löschbar; stillbar [in der Lage, gestillt oder befriedigt zu werden, insbesondere ein Bedürfnis oder Verlangen.]

Sein Wissensdurst schien nur durch ständiges Lernen und Entdecken **quenchable** zu sein.

(形容詞) 消火できる；満たすことができる。

彼の知識欲は、継続的な学習と発見によってのみquenchableなように思えた。

(adjetivo) saciable; extinguível; apagável [Que pode ser saciado ou apagado.]

Sua sede de conhecimento parecia só ser saciada pelo aprendizado e descoberta contínuos.

Synonyms: extinguishable appeasable slakable satiable quellable dousable satisfiable Antonyms: unquenchable inextinguishable insatiable unappeasable
Word parts: quench + able

Related words

unquenchable quencher

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