Excludable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Able to be prevented from inclusion or participation
2. Describes something that can be left out or barred from access
3. Capable of being omitted or restricted from a group or area

Etymology: "Excludable" is a plain formation: the verb "exclude" with the suffix "-able," which turns a verb into an adjective meaning "capable of being done to." Something excludable is something that can be shut out or left out of a group, a calculation, or a set of conditions. "Exclude" itself comes from Latin "excludere," meaning "to shut out," built from "ex-" (out) and "claudere" (to close), the same root that gives English "close," "include," and "seclude." The suffix "-able" comes through Old French from Latin "-abilis," and it was attached freely to English verbs over the centuries, which is why it can be applied to a verb like "exclude" without any special history of its own. The word is a straightforward combination of two well-established parts rather than a term with a distinct story.

Synonyms: preventable, excludent, prohibitive, restrictive, exclusive

Antonyms: inclusive, admissible, allowable, open, permissive