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frameable

frameable

1 3.5
Fit to be put in a picture frame
  • adjective
  • /ˈfreɪməbl/
: enmarcable
  • This photograph of the sunset is frameable and would look great in the living room.

Examples

  • She created a beautiful painting that was truly frameable and deserving of a display.

  • He draws on card stock, using a black Sharpie pen to produce a lasting, frameable picture.

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  • The family captured a frameable moment during their vacation at the beach.

How Suitable

framed
27 2.8
frameable
1 3.5
displayable
  • Specialized
1 3.8
adequate
204 2.7
unsuitable
19 2.6

Surface Forms

frameable positive

Morphology

frameable = frame (transparent) = frame + able

Standard adjective formed by adding productive suffix '-able' to the verb 'frame' meaning 'able to be put into a frame'; meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word frameable is made of frame and -able, where frame means 'a border or structure for a picture' and -able means 'able to be'. So frameable means 'able to be put into a frame'.