OBTAINABLE

gettable, getable, obtainable, procurable

(adjective) capable of being obtained; “savings of up to 50 percent are obtainable”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

obtainable (comparative more obtainable, superlative most obtainable)

Able to be obtained.

Synonyms

• gettable, procurable; repertible (obs.)

Antonyms

See unobtainable

Source: Wiktionary


Ob*tain"a*ble, a.

Definition: Capable of being obtained.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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