"movable" meaning in English

See movable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmuːvəb(ə)l/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-movable.wav [US] Forms: movable [positive], more movable [comparative], most movable [superlative]
Etymology: move + -able Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|move|able}} move + -able Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is movable, it can be moved.
    Sense id: simple-movable-en-adj-IxQlu3DH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -able

Noun

IPA: /ˈmuːvəb(ə)l/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-movable.wav [US] Forms: movable [singular], movables [plural]
Etymology: move + -able Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|move|able}} move + -able Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A movable is something that can be moved.
    Sense id: simple-movable-en-noun-q8~W83wB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -able
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