"passable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more passable [comparative], most passable [superlative]
Etymology: From French passable. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|passable}} French passable Head templates: {{en-adj}} passable (comparative more passable, superlative most passable)
  1. That may be passed or traversed. Translations (That may be passed or traversed): βάσιμος (básimos) (Ancient Greek), проходим (prohodim) (Bulgarian), transitable (Catalan), kulkukelpoinen (Finnish), passierbar (German), διαβατός (diavatós) [masculine] (Greek), passabile (Italian), pervius (Latin), farbar (Norwegian Bokmål), farbar (Norwegian Nynorsk), przekraczalny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-passable-en-adj-DFufnClG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 11 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 37 44 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 49 33 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 49 33 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 49 33 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 49 33 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 58 24 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 56 23 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 49 33 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 68 19 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 68 19 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 46 35 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 71 16 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 42 41 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 47 32 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 48 34 18 Disambiguation of 'That may be passed or traversed': 95 3 2
  2. Tolerable; adequate; no more than satisfactory. Synonyms (adequate): satisfactory Translations (Tolerable; satisfactory; adequate): сносен (snosen) (Bulgarian), passable (Catalan), välttävä (Finnish), pasadeiro (Galician), passabel (German), μέτριος (métrios) [masculine] (Greek), υποφερτός (ypofertós) [masculine] (Greek), slarkfær (Icelandic), sæmilegur (Icelandic), aceitável (Portuguese), passável [Brazil] (Portuguese), cuibheasach (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-passable-en-adj-cFa6XmUw Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 37 44 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 42 41 17 Disambiguation of 'adequate': 2 96 2 Disambiguation of 'Tolerable; satisfactory; adequate': 4 95 1
  3. (sociology) able to "pass", or be accepted as a member of a race, sex or other group to which society would not otherwise regard one as belonging. Categories (topical): Sociology
    Sense id: en-passable-en-adj-Re4GnfnF Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 37 44 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 42 41 17 Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: passability, passableness, passably, unpassable

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