Antonyms for meltable
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : melt |
Phonetic Transcription : mɛlt |
Definition of meltable
Origin :- Old English meltan "become liquid, consume by fire, burn up" (class III strong verb; past tense mealt, past participle molten), from Proto-Germanic *meltanan; fused with Old English gemæltan (Anglian), gemyltan (West Saxon) "make liquid," from Proto-Germanic *gamaltijanan (cf. Old Norse melta "to digest"), both from PIE *meldh-, (cf. Sanskrit mrduh "soft, mild," Greek meldein "to melt, make liquid," Latin mollis "soft, mild"), from root *mel- "soft," with derivatives referring to soft or softened (especially ground) materials (see mild). Figurative use by c.1200. Related: Melted; melting.
- Of food, to melt in (one's) mouth is from 1690s. Melting pot is from 1540s; figurative use from 1855; popularized with reference to America by play "The Melting Pot" by Israel Zangwill (1908).
- As in liquid : adj fluid, flowing, melting
Synonyms for meltable
- aqueous
- damp
- deliquescent
- dissolvable
- dissolved
- dulcet
- fluent
- fluidic
- fusible
- ichorous
- juicy
- liquefied
- liquescent
- liquiform
- luscious
- mellifluent
- mellifluous
- mellow
- meltable
- melted
- moist
- molten
- moving
- pulpy
- running
- runny
- sappy
- serous
- smooth
- soft
- solvent
- splashing
- succulent
- thawed
- thin
- uncongealed
- viscous
- watery
- wet
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