French word

guérissable

Pronunciation

IPA/geʁisabl/

Meaning

  • adjectivecurable

Example

Cette maladie est guérissable.

This disease is curable.

Illustration for guérissable (curable)

More examples

De nombreuses maladies sont guérissables si elles sont traitées à temps.

Many diseases are curable if they are treated in time.

Core concept

A condition with a realistic path back to health through treatment.

Common phrases

  • une maladie guérissable

    a curable disease

Similar words

curable: Likely to recover through medical treatment.

Definition in French

Qui peut retrouver la santé grâce à un traitement.

Word origin

Guérissable is formed from guérir, meaning to recover or cure, with the suffix -able, meaning capable of being done.

Usage tips

  • Guérissable is close to English "curable"; traitable means treatable but does not necessarily imply recovery.

Opposites

  • incurableincurableadjective
  • irrémédiableirreparableadjective

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