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conformable

ADJ ที่ ปรับ ให้ เหมือนกัน  ti-prab-hai-muean-kan

 

conformable

ADJ เชื่อฟัง  obedient compliant chuea-fang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONFORMABLE

a. 1. Correspondent; having the same or similar external form, or shape; like; resembling; as an edifice conformable to a model or draft.
2. Having the same or similar manners, opinions or moral qualities.
The Gentiles were not made conformable to the Jews, in that which was to cease at the coming of Christ.
3. Agreeable; suitable; consistent; as, nature is conformable to herself.
4. Compliant; ready to follow directions; submissive; obsequious; peaceable; disposed to obey.
I have been to you a true and humble wife, At all time to your will conformable.
It is generally followed by to, but good writers have used with. In its etymological sense, that may be conformed, capable of being conformed, it seems not to be used.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONFORMABLE

CONFORMABLE Con *form "a *ble, a.

 

1. Corresponding in form, character, opinions, etc. ; similar; like; consistent; proper or suitable; --usually followed by to.

 

The fragments of Sappho give us a taste of her way of writing perfectly conformable with that character. Addison.

 

Conformable to Scripture as well as to philosophy. Whewell.

 

To make matters somewhat conformable for the old knight. Sir W. Scott.

 

2. Disposed to compliance or obedience; ready to follow directions; submissive; compliant.

 

I have been to you a true and humble wife, At all times to your will conformable. Shak.

 

3. (Geol.) Parallel, or nearly so; -- said of strata in contact.

 

CONFORMABLENESS

CONFORMABLENESS Con *form "a *ble *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being conformable; conformability.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

conformable

con form a ble |kənˈfôrməbəl kənˈfɔrməbəl | adjective (usu. conformable to ) (of a person ) disposed or accustomed to conform to what is acceptable or expected. similar in form or nature; consistent: this proposition might be conformable to the original conjecture. Geology (of strata in contact ) deposited in a continuous sequence, and typically having the same direction of stratification. DERIVATIVES con form a bil i ty |-ˌfôrməˈbilitē |noun, con form a bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense compliant (to ) or tractable ): from medieval Latin conformabilis, from Latin conformare to form, fashion (see conform ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

conformable

con |form |able |kənˈfɔːməb (ə )l | adjective (usu. conformable to ) (of a person ) disposed or accustomed to conform to what is acceptable. similar in form or nature; consistent: the human adoption of practices which are conformable to biological constraints. Geology (of strata in contact ) deposited in a continuous sequence, and having the same direction of stratification. DERIVATIVES conformability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun, conformably adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense compliant (to ) or tractable ): from medieval Latin conformabilis, from Latin conformare to form, fashion (see conform ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

conformable

con f rm a ble 形容詞 かたく be 1 規則 慣習などに 】合致した, 順応した «to » be conformable to the common practice 一般の慣習に合致する 2 «…に » 従順な «to » .