"paintable" meaning in English

See paintable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more paintable [comparative], most paintable [superlative]
Etymology: From paint + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|paint|able}} paint + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} paintable (comparative more paintable, superlative most paintable)
  1. That can be painted; to which a coating of paint can be applied.
    Sense id: en-paintable-en-adj-7cLXXSwO
  2. Able or suitable to be painted (rendered by an artist in paint).
    Sense id: en-paintable-en-adj-~y5y2KaT 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: 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92
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