colorable

ˈkʌlərəbəl

Definition of colorable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

deceptive

Rare

seemingly true but actually false

Rare

His colorable excuse didn't fool anyone.

deceptive

misleading

specious

art

Rare

able to be colored or painted

Rare

The coloring book has colorable pictures for kids.

dyeable

paintable

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Origin of colorable

Latin, colorare (to color) + able (capable of)

Examples of colorable in a sentence

Her colorable claims were quickly debunked by the evidence.
The artist preferred colorable surfaces for her work.
These colorable templates are popular among children.

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French:fallacieux, à colorier, ...
German:scheinbar, ausmalbar, ...
Italian:ingannevole, colorabile, ...
Spanish:aparente, coloreable, ...
Portuguese:enganoso, pintável, ...
Chinese:虚假的, 可上色的, ...
Japanese:もっともらしい, 色を塗れる, ...
Arabic:مُخادِع, قابِل لِلتَّلْوين, ...
Hebrew:מְטַעֶה, נִיתָן לְצִבְעוּעַ, ...
Russian:обманчивый, раскрашиваемый, ...
Ukrainian:оманливий, розмальовуваний, ...
Hindi:भ्रामक, रंगीन, ...
Bengali:প্রতারণামূলক, রঙিনযোগ্য, ...
Catalan:enganyós, acolorible, ...
Czech:zdánlivý, obarvitelný, ...
Danish:vildledende, farvelægningsvenlig, ...
Dutch:misleidend, kleurbaar, ...
Greek:παραπλανητικός, χρωματίσιμος, ...
Hungarian:látszólagos, kiszínezhető, ...
Khmer:មើលទៅដូចជាពិត, អាចផាត់ពណ៌បាន, ...
Korean:기만적인, 색칠 가능한, ...
Persian:فریبنده, قابل رنگ‌آمیزی, ...
Polish:pozorny, kolorowalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):aparente, colorível, ...
Romanian:aparent, colorabil, ...
Swedish:skenbar, färgbar, ...
Thai:ดูเหมือนจริงแต่ไม่จริง, ระบายสีได้, ...
Turkish:aldatıcı, renklendirilebilir, ...
Vietnamese:có vẻ đúng, có thể tô màu, ...

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Adjective

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