"washable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more washable [comparative], most washable [superlative]
Etymology: wash + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wash|able}} wash + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} washable (comparative more washable, superlative most washable)
  1. Capable of being washed without being damaged; especially by a specified method, for example machine-washable. Derived forms: acid-washable, back-washable, machine-washable, washable diaper, washable napp Related terms: reusable, rewashable (english: in practice, often synonymous, as most items that are washable are rewashable; the latter word gives connotative emphasis to repeated reuse) Translations (capable of being washed without being damaged): قَابِل غَسِيل (qābil ḡasīl) [masculine] (Arabic), قَابِلَة غَسِيلَة (alt: qābila(t) ḡasīla) [feminine] (Arabic), който може да се пере (kojto može da se pere) (Bulgarian), rentable (Catalan), omyvatelný (Czech), vaskbar (Danish), vaskeægte (Danish), pestävä (Finnish), lavable (French), lavable (Galician), lavábel (Galician), waschbar (German), waschecht (German), mosható (Hungarian), in-nite (Irish), 洗濯できる (sentaku dekiru) (Japanese), so-nieet (Manx), yn-nieet (Manx), yn-oonlit (Manx), vaskbar (Norwegian Bokmål), vaskbar (Norwegian Nynorsk), شستنی (Persian), شست پذیر (Persian), zmywalny (Polish), lavável (Portuguese), lavable (Spanish), tvättbar (Swedish), tvättäkta (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-washable-en-adj-vSr9yDOs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 71 29

Noun

Forms: washables [plural]
Etymology: wash + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wash|able}} wash + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} washable (plural washables)
  1. Something that can be washed without being damaged.
    Sense id: en-washable-en-noun-besbxMDO

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for washable meaning in English (5.3kB)

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          "word": "acid-washable"
        },
        {
          "word": "back-washable"
        },
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          "word": "machine-washable"
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        {
          "word": "washable diaper"
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          "word": "rewashable"
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        },
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          "code": "ar",
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          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
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        },
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          "roman": "kojto može da se pere",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
          "word": "който може да се пере"
        },
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
          "word": "rentable"
        },
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
          "word": "omyvatelný"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
          "word": "vaskbar"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
          "word": "vaskeægte"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
          "word": "pestävä"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
          "word": "lavable"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
          "word": "lavable"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
          "word": "lavábel"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
          "word": "waschbar"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
          "word": "waschecht"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
          "word": "mosható"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
          "word": "in-nite"
        },
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sentaku dekiru",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
          "word": "洗濯できる"
        },
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          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
          "word": "so-nieet"
        },
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          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
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        },
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          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
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          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
          "word": "vaskbar"
        },
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          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
          "word": "vaskbar"
        },
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          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
          "word": "شستنی"
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
          "word": "شست پذیر"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
          "word": "zmywalny"
        },
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
          "word": "lavável"
        },
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qābil ḡasīl",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
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    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kojto može da se pere",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "който може да се пере"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "rentable"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "omyvatelný"
    },
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "vaskbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "vaskeægte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "pestävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "lavable"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "lavable"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "lavábel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "waschbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "waschecht"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "mosható"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "in-nite"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sentaku dekiru",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "洗濯できる"
    },
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      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "so-nieet"
    },
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      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "yn-nieet"
    },
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      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "yn-oonlit"
    },
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "vaskbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "vaskbar"
    },
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "شستنی"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "شست پذیر"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "zmywalny"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "lavável"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "lavable"
    },
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "capable of being washed without being damaged",
      "word": "tvättbar"
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      "lang": "Swedish",
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