answer vs answerable

answerable vs answer

answer is a noun but answerable is not a noun.

answer is not an adjective while answerable is an adjective.

answer is a verb but answerable is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
answer	Yes	No	Yes	No
answerable	No	Yes	No	No

answer (noun)	answerable (noun)
a nonverbal reaction
the speech act of replying to a question
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims

answer (adjective)	answerable (adjective)
	morally or legally responsible to a higher authority
	capable of being answered
	liable to account for one's actions

answer (verb)	answerable (verb)
give the correct answer or solution to
respond to a signal
understand the meaning of
react to a stimulus or command
react verbally
give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
match or correspond
be liable or accountable
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

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