heritable

[ her-i-tuh-buh l ]
/ ˈhɛr ɪ tə bəl /

adjective

capable of being inherited; inheritable; hereditary.
capable of inheriting.

Origin of heritable

1325–75; Middle English < Middle French, equivalent to herit(er) to inherit + -able -able. See heir, heredity

OTHER WORDS FROM heritable

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH heritable

heritable hereditary inheritable (see synonym study at hereditary)

Words nearby heritable

hergesheimer, hering, heriot, herisau, heritability, heritable, heritage, heritance, heritor, herkimer, herky-jerky

Example sentences from the Web for heritability

  • Perhaps this heritability was limited to those cases in which the heiress transmitted the de facto headship of her house.

    A Complete Guide to Heraldry |Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

British Dictionary definitions for heritability

heritable
/ (ˈhɛrɪtəbəl) /

adjective

capable of being inherited; inheritable
mainly law capable of inheriting

Derived forms of heritable

heritability, noun heritably, adverb

Word Origin for heritable

C14: from Old French, from heriter to inherit

Medical definitions for heritability (1 of 2)

heritability
[ hĕr′ĭ-tə-bĭl′ĭ-tē ]

n.

The quality of being heritable.
The proportion of phenotypic variance attributable to variance in genotypes.

Medical definitions for heritability (2 of 2)

heritable
[ hĕr′ĭ-tə-bəl ]

adj.

Capable of being passed from one generation to the next; hereditary.
Capable of inheriting or taking by inheritance.

Scientific definitions for heritability

heritable
[ hĕr′ĭ-tə-bəl ]

Capable of being passed from one generation to the next through the genes.