countable

UK: /ˈkaʊntəb^əl/ US: /ˈkaʊntəbəl/ ,(koun′tə bəl)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

count•a•ble /ˈkaʊntəbəl/  adj. 

1. (esp. of a noun, or a meaning of a noun) able to be counted:
   countable nouns like boy, desk, and ring.
count•a•bly, adv.: 
The noun sugar is used countably in the sentence "Give me two sugars, please.''
See count³ above.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

count•a•ble  (koun′tə bəl), adj. 

1. able to be counted.
2. Mathematics
   • (of a set) having a finite number of elements.
   • (of a set) having elements that form a one-to-one correspondence with the natural numbers;
     denumerable;
     enumerable.

• late Middle English. See count¹, -able 1400–50

count′a•bil′i•ty, count′a•ble•ness, n. 
count′a•bly, adv. 

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countable / ˈkaʊntəb^əl/ adjective

1. capable of being counted
2. able to be counted using the natural numbers; finite or denumerable
3. denoting a count noun