📖 Definitions of "Heritable"
adjective
- 1
That can legally be inherited.
- 2
Genetically transmissible from parent to offspring; hereditary.
🔄 Synonyms of "Heritable"
12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| ancestralnoun | Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors |
| familial | Of or pertaining to a human family. |
| hereditarynoun | Of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes. |
| patrimonial | Legally (or otherwise) inherited from one or more ancestors. |
| transmissible | Able to be transmitted. |
| neenoun | (North American English, unisex) Used when giving a former name. Originally known as. |
| genetic | (genetics) Relating to genetics or genes. |
| inherited | Obtained via an inheritance |
| inheritable | That can be inherited. |
| transmitted | (sometimes in combination) That has been transmitted (in a specified manner). |
| inheriting | having the legal right to inherit |
| transmissiblel | — |
↔️ Antonyms of "Heritable"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| noninheritable | Not inheritable. |
| nonheritable | Not heritable |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Heritable"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| inheritable | That can be inherited. |
| inheritedverb | Obtained via an inheritance |
| patrimonial | Legally (or otherwise) inherited from one or more ancestors. |
| hereditary | Of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes. |
| ancestral | Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors |
| familial | Of or pertaining to a human family. |
| transmitted | (sometimes in combination) That has been transmitted (in a specified manner). |
| nee | (North American English, unisex) Used when giving a former name. Originally known as. |
| genetic | (genetics) Relating to genetics or genes. |
| transmissible | Able to be transmitted. |
| inheriting | having the legal right to inherit |
| communicable | (epidemiology, of a disease) Able to be transmitted between people or animals. |
| hereditable | Capable of being inherited. |
| disinheritable | That can be disinherited; |
| legable | Capable of being bequeathed. |
| descendible | (law) Of property: able to pass by descent; inheritable by heirs. |
| willed | Having a document specifying inheritance. |
| transferable | Able to be transferred. |
| devisable | Capable of being bequeathed, or given by will. |
| possessablenoun | That can be possessed. |
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