curable

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkjʊərəbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkjʊrəbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kyŏŏr′ə bəl)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
cur•able /ˈkyʊrəbəl/USA pronunciation  adj. 
    1. able to be cured:a curable disease.
    See -cura-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cur•a•ble  (kyŏŏr′ə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. capable of being cured.
  • Latin cūrābilis, equivalent. to cūrā(re) to care for (derivative of cūra care) + -bilis -ble
  • Middle French)
  • Middle English (1350–1400
cur′a•bil′i•ty, cur′a•ble•ness, n. 
cur′a•bly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
curable / ˈkjʊərəbəl/
  1. capable of being cured
ˌcuraˈbility, ˈcurableness
'curable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
basal cell carcinoma - incurable - king's evil - medicable - remediable - treatable

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