Definition of HERITABLE

heritable

Meanings

Adjective

  • capable of being inherited
    • "inheritable traits such as eye color"
    • "an inheritable title"

Adj

  • That can legally be inherited.
  • Genetically transmissible from parent to offspring; hereditary.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English heritable, from Anglo-Norman heritable; equivalent to herit + -able.

Synonyms

inheritable

Antonyms

noninheritable

Scrabble Score: 14

heritable is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
heritable is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
heritable is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

heritable is a valid Words With Friends word