Bindable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Characterized by the quality of being able to be securely tied or fastened together; applicable to items that can be linked or attached in a mechanical or figurative sense; denoting concepts or elements that allow for a connection or binding through appropriate means
2. Referring to objects that possess the capability to be joined or tied up efficiently; indicating any material that lends itself to being bound or fastened together; describing systems or components that enable a binding relationship in various contexts
3. Pertaining to items that can be effectively connected or secured; related to any elements that facilitate being intertwined or linked through specific methods; applicable to concepts that allow for binding in practical or abstract situations

Etymology: "Bindable" is about as transparent as English compounds get: it is "bind" with the suffix "-able" attached, meaning capable of being bound. The suffix comes from Latin "-abilis" through Old French "-able", and it has been attached to native English verbs for centuries, so a word like this needs little more than its two parts to be understood. The more interesting part is the verb underneath. "Bind" descends from Old English "bindan", which meant to tie, fasten, or wrap something around something else, and that literal sense of tying things together is still what the adjective points to. An object that is bindable can be fastened, which is why the word shows up mostly in technical and practical contexts, such as software or printing, where a document or component is being attached to something else.

Synonyms: attachable, fastenable, connectable, fixable, linkable

Antonyms: unattachable, nonfixable, detachable, separable