convertible

CEFRC1

/kənˈvɜːtɪbl̩/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Able to be changed into another form or use.

  2. 02

    noun

    A car with a roof that can be folded down.

Examples

  • I'd like to drive across the USA in a convertible car.

  • My new Alfa Romeo convertible is light red.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
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Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Able to be converted

  2. Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially

  3. Able to be exchanged for foreign currency.

More examples

In context

  • The Axis of the Earth is supposed to haue a convertible nature.

  • As if, in truth, there were no God of Labour; as if godlike Labour and brutal Mammonism were convertible terms.

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Origin

adjective

From Old French convertible, from Late Latin convertibilis (“interchangeable”), from Latin convertere (“to turn back, to turn over, to turn around, to turn upside down”), from con- (“with, together”) + vertere (“to turn”), + -ibilis (“-ible: able to”). Equivalent to convert + -ible.