"watchable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more watchable [comparative], most watchable [superlative]
Etymology: watch + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|watch|able}} watch + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} watchable (comparative more watchable, superlative most watchable)
  1. That can be watched. Translations (that can be watched): katsottava (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-watchable-en-adj-kCXVnXBy Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 36 44 20 Disambiguation of 'that can be watched': 97 3
  2. That is worth watching; interesting or thrilling to watch Translations (that bears watching): katsottava (Finnish), nézhető (Hungarian), gledljiv [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-watchable-en-adj-MuOpumsp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 42 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 36 44 20 Disambiguation of 'that bears watching': 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: binge-watchable, hate-watchable

Noun [English]

Forms: watchables [plural]
Etymology: watch + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|watch|able}} watch + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} watchable (plural watchables)
  1. Something to be watched, or worth watching.
    Sense id: en-watchable-en-noun-kazeqx4V Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 36 44 20

Inflected forms

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