"doable" meaning in All languages combined

See doable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈduː.ə.bəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-doable.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more doable [comparative], most doable [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːəbəl Etymology: From Middle English doable, equivalent to do + -able. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|doable}} Middle English doable, {{suffix|en|do|able}} do + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} doable (comparative more doable, superlative most doable)
  1. Possible to do; feasible.
    Sense id: en-doable-en-adj-zyAQZcoY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 44 12 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 38 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 28 37 35
  2. (informal) Worthy of sexual conquest. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-doable-en-adj-j34Ywjqg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 44 12 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 38 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 28 37 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: doability

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈduː.ə.bəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-doable.wav [Southern-England] Forms: doables [plural]
Rhymes: -uːəbəl Etymology: From Middle English doable, equivalent to do + -able. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|doable}} Middle English doable, {{suffix|en|do|able}} do + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} doable (plural doables)
  1. Something that can be done; a possible or practical task.
    Sense id: en-doable-en-noun-Trq4GsaU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 44 12 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 38 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 28 37 35

Inflected forms

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