Definition
Willing and able to engage in conversation; friendly and sociable in manner.
Etymology
From converse (Latin conversari, 'to live together' or 'to associate with') + -able (capable of). The word developed in the 17th century to describe people inclined toward social discourse.
Kelly Says
Jane Austen used 'conversable' to praise characters who could discuss ideas intelligently and make others feel comfortable—it wasn't just about talking, but about the quality of connection. It's fallen out of use, but it's far more specific than 'friendly'.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ይ Converse ል
yi kon-ver-sa-l
ARالعربية
قابلاً للحديث
qa-bal-an lil-hadeeth
BNবাংলা
বোধগম্য
bodho-gom-mo
CACatalà
conversable
kon-ver-sa-ble
CSČeština
schopný konvertovat
schop-ny kon-ver-to-vat
DADansk
snakkesel
snak-kes-el
DEDeutsch
gesprächsbereit
gesprae-ch-s-be-rayt
ELΕλληνικά
ικανός για συνομιλία
i-kan-os ya sy-no-mi-li-a
ESEspañol
conversable
kon-ver-sah-ble
FAفارسی
قابل گفتگو
ga-bal go-ste-goo
FISuomi
keskusteltava
kes-kus-tel-ta-va
FRFrançais
conversa
kon-vər-sa
GUGU
ચર્ચાશક
char-cha-shak
HEעברית
ניתן לשיחה
nit-an le-shi-cha
HIहिन्दी
बातचीत करने योग्य
baat-cheet kar-ne yo-g-ya
HUMagyar
beszélgethető
beszél-get-te-hő
IDBahasa Indonesia
dapat dibicarakan
da-pat di-bi-ca-ra-kan
IGIG
nwere ike ịgbà
nwe-re i-ke i-gba
ITItaliano
conversabile
kon-ver-sa-bi-le
KO한국어
대화할 수 있는
dae-hwa-hal su isseun
MRMR
बोलण्यास सक्षम
bol-nya-as sak-sam
MSBahasa Melayu
boleh dibincangkan
bo-leh di-bin-cang-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ဆိုနိုင်
so-no-ing
NLNederlands
gespreksvaardig
ges-preks-vaar-dig
NONorsk
samtalbar
sam-tal-bar
PLPolski
rozmówny
roz-mow-ny
PTPortuguês
conversável
kon-ver-sa-vel
RORomână
conversabil
kon-ver-sa-bil
RUРусский
способный к разговору
spo-sob-nyy k raz-go-vor-u
SVSvenska
samtalbar
sam-tal-bar
SWKiswahili
mwenye uwezo wa kuongea
mwen-ye u-we-zo wa ku-on-gea
TAதமிழ்
மொழிபெயர்க்கக்கூடிய
mol-i-pe-ya-r-kka-koo-di-ya
TEతెలుగు
సమాచారం
sa-ma-acha-ra-m
THไทย
สามารถสนทนาได้
sa-ma-t chat-na da
TLTL
mapag-uusap
ma-pag-oo-sap
TRTürkçe
konuşulabilir
kon-u-shu-la-bil-ir
UKУкраїнська
здатний до розмови
zdat-nyy do roz-mo-vy
VITiếng Việt
có thể trò chuyện
co the tro-chuyen
YOYO
le-ni-i-sọ-ọ
le-ni-i-so-o
ZH中文
能交谈的
néng jiāo tán de
ZUZU
ingaba i-ngane
in-ga-ba i-ngane