"keepable" meaning in English

See keepable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more keepable [comparative], most keepable [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English kepeable, equivalent to keep + -able. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|kepeable}} Middle English kepeable, {{suffix|en|keep|able}} keep + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} keepable (comparative more keepable, superlative most keepable)
  1. That can be kept or is worth keeping.
    Sense id: en-keepable-en-adj-F06-Zixp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55

Noun

Forms: keepables [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English kepeable, equivalent to keep + -able. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|kepeable}} Middle English kepeable, {{suffix|en|keep|able}} keep + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} keepable (plural keepables)
  1. Something that can or should be kept.
    Sense id: en-keepable-en-noun-0CGpQGW9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55

Inflected forms

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