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Meaning of -ible in English:

-ible

Pronunciation /?b(?)l/

suffix

  • 1(forming adjectives) able to be.

    ‘audible’
    • ‘defensible’

  • 2(forming adjectives) suitable for being.

    ‘reversible’
    • ‘edible’

  • 3(forming adjectives) causing.

    ‘terrible’
    • ‘horrible’

  • 4(forming adjectives) having the quality to.

    ‘descendible’
    • ‘passible’

Origin

From French -ible or Latin -ibilis.