In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
dispensable
(adjective) capable of being dispensed with or done without; “dispensable items of personal property”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dispensable (comparative more dispensable, superlative most dispensable)
Able to be done without; able to be expended; easily replaced.
Capable of being dispensed; distributable.
(of a law, rule, vow, etc.) Subject to dispensation; possible to relax, exempt from, or annul.
(biochemistry, nutrition, of an amino acid) Not essential to be taken in as part of an organism's diet, as it can be synthesized de novo.
• indispensable
• piebaldness
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*pen"sa*ble, a. Etym: [LL. dispensabilis. See Dispense.]
1. Capable of being dispensed or administered.
2. Capable of being dispensed with. Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 October 2024
(adjective) lacking eyes or eyelike features; “eyeless fish that evolved in dark caves”; “an eyeless needle”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.