Word Meanings - ALLOWABLE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. Praiseworthy; laudable. Hacket. 2. Proper to be, or capable of being, allowed; permissible; admissible; not forbidden; not unlawful or improper; as, a certain degree of freedom is allowable among friends.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of ALLOWABLE)

• Lawful
• Legal
• permissible
• orderly
• right
• allowable
• fair
• constitutional
• rightful
• legitimate
• Legitimate
• lawful
• juridical
• Allowable
• normal
• licit
• real
• genuine
• fairly deduced
• Licit
• legal
• equitable
• Permissable
• sufferable

Related words: (words related to ALLOWABLE)

• RIGHT-RUNNING
  Straight; direct.
• DEDUCTIVE
  Of or pertaining to deduction; capable of being deduced from premises; deducible. All knowledge of causes is deductive. Glanvill. Notions and ideas . . . used in a deductive process. Whewell.
• DEDUCTIVELY
  By deduction; by way of inference; by consequence. Sir T. Browne.
• RIGHTEOUSNESS
  The state of being right with God; justification; the work of Christ, which is the ground justification. There are two kinds of Christian righteousness: the one without us, which we have by imputation; the other in us, which consisteth of faith,
• LEGALITY
  1. The state or quality of being letter of the law.
• CONSTITUTIONALIST
  One who advocates a constitutional form of government; a constitutionalist.
• LICIT
  Lawful. "Licit establishments." Carlyle. -- Lic"it*ly, adv. -- Lic"it*ness, n.
• GENUINE
  Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure; as, a genuine text; a genuine production; genuine materials. "True, genuine night." Dryden.
• RIGHT-ANGLED
  Containing a right angle or right angles; as, a right-angled triangle.
• RIGHTEOUS
  Doing, or according with, that which is right; yielding to all their due; just; equitable; especially, free from wrong, guilt, or sin; holy; as, a righteous man or act; a righteous retribution. Fearless in his righteous cause. Milton.
• LEGITIMATE
  1. Accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements; lawful; as, legitimate government; legitimate rights; the legitimate succession to the throne; a legitimate proceeding of an officer; a legitimate heir. 2. Lawfully begotten;
• LEGITIMATELY
  In a legitimate manner; lawfully; genuinely.
• SUFFERABLE
  1. Able to suffer or endure; patient. "Ye must be sufferable." Chaucer. 2. That may be suffered, tolerated, or permitted; allowable; tolerable. -- Suf"fer*a*ble*ness, n. -- Suf"fer*a*bly, adv.
• RIGHTEN
  To do justice to. Relieve the opressed. Isa. i. 17.
• LEGALIZE
  To interpret or apply in a legal spirit. (more info) 1. To make legal.
• RIGHT-LINED
  Formed by right lines; rectilineal; as, a right-lined angle.
• NORMAL
  According to a square or rule; perpendicular; forming a right angle. Specifically: Of or pertaining to a normal. (more info) square; prob. akin to noscere to know; cf. Gr. normal. See Known, and 1. According to an established norm, rule,
• DEDUCIBLE
  1. Capable of being deduced or inferred; derivable by reasoning, as a result or consequence. All properties of a triangle depend on, and are deducible from, the complex idea of three lines including a space. Locke. 2. Capable of being brought down.
• RIGHT-MINDED
  Having a right or honest mind. -- Right"-mind`ed*ness, n.
• ORDERLY
  1. Conformed to order; in order; regular; as, an orderly course or plan. Milton. 2. Observant of order, authority, or rule; hence, obedient; quiet; peaceable; not unruly; as, orderly children; an orderly community. 3. Performed in good
• APOSTOLICISM; APOSTOLICITY
  The state or quality of being apostolical.
• ELICITATION
  The act of eliciting. Abp. Bramhall.
• BRIGHT
  See I
• INEXPLICIT
  Not explicit; not clearly stated; indefinite; vague.
• CARTWRIGHT
  An artificer who makes carts; a cart maker.
• SPRIGHTLY
  Sprightlike, or spiritlike; lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay; as, a sprightly youth; a sprightly air; a sprightly dance. "Sprightly wit and love inspires." Dryden. The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green. Pope.
• FRIGHTFUL
  1. Full of fright; affrighted; frightened. See how the frightful herds run from the wood. W. Browne. 2. Full of that which causes fright; exciting alarm; impressing terror; shocking; as, a frightful chasm, or tempest; a frightful appearance. Syn.
• SHRIGHT
  imp. & p. p. of Shriek. She cried alway and shright. Chaucer.
• FELICITATE
  Made very happy. I am alone felicitate In your dear highness' love. Shak.
• CATHOLICITY
  1. The state or quality of being catholic; universality. 2. Liberality of sentiments; catholicism. 3. Adherence or conformity to the system of doctrine held by all parts of the orthodox Christian church; the doctrine so held; orthodoxy.
• UPRIGHTNESS
  the quality or state of being upright.
• OVERRIGHTEOUS
  Excessively righteous; -- usually implying hypocrisy.
• AFFRIGHTER
  One who frightens.
• EMBRIGHT
  To brighten.