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- Dictionarypassable/ˈpɑːsəbl/
adjective
- 1. just good enough to be acceptable; satisfactory: "he spoke passable English" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a route or road) clear of obstacles and able to be travelled on: "the road was passable with care" Similar Opposite
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satisfactory but not excellent: Mary can speak passable Russian. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of passable from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) passable | American Dictionary. adjective. us / ˈpæs·ə·bəl /
If something is a passable effort or of passable quality, it is satisfactory or quite good. Stan puffed out his thin cheeks in a passable imitation of his dad. Ms Campbell speaks passable French.
capable of being passed passed through, beyond, or over; fit to be traversed, penetrated, crossed, etc., as a road, forest, or stream. adequate; acceptable: a passable knowledge of French. Synonyms: fair, tolerable, allowable, respectable, presentable.
Something you can physically cross is passable. A passable trail through the woods isn't blocked by obstacles like fallen trees or flooded streams. After a hurricane, the roads you normally travel may not be passable because of dangling power lines or tree branches.
passable. (ˈpɑːsəbəl) adj. 1. adequate, fair, or acceptable: a passable speech. 2. (of an obstacle) capable of being passed or crossed. 3. (Banking & Finance) (of currency) valid for general circulation. 4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (of a proposed law) able to be ratified or enacted.
1. a. : capable of being passed, crossed, or traveled on. passable roads. b. : capable of being freely circulated. 2. : good enough : adequate. passably. ˈpa-sə-blē. adverb. Synonyms. navigable. negotiable. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of passable in a Sentence.
Definition of passable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Passable Definition. păsə-bəl. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin Adjective. Filter (0) adjective. That can be passed, traveled over, or crossed. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Acceptable for general circulation. Passable currency. American Heritage. That can be circulated; genuine, as coin. Webster's New World.
Definitions of 'passable'. 1. If something is a passable effort or of passable quality, it is satisfactory or fairly good. [...] 2. If a road is passable, it is not completely blocked, and people can still use it. [...]
What does the word passable mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word passable, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word passable? About 0.5 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.
