getable
4.3
Can be bought or found
- adjective
- /ˈɡɛtəbl/
- US
:
obtenible
- He found a rare book that was surprisingly getable online.
Examples
-
With some effort, the information you need is getable from the library.
-
Many great deals are getable during the holiday sales.
-
The "getable" votes for Romney were never his due to three significant reasons.
Blog text (31)
Synonyms
accessible
vsgetable
280
3.9
A place, thing, or service that you can reach and use easily
means possible to have but does not stress ease or usability
attainable
vsgetable
17
3.9
Possible to achieve or reach
speaks more about being available to have than being achieved
obtainable
vsgetable
6
3.7
Possible to get or buy
is the same basic possibility but expressed with a different short form
gettable
vsgetable
2
2.7
Something you can buy or find
is the same idea but given in a different word form
procurable
vsgetable
5.8
Able to be bought or found
shares this availability but uses a different usual term
acquirable
vsgetable
4.9
Something you can get by buying or learning
refers to the same availability but with other wording
9.8
Easy to reach, use or understand
focuses on general availability rather than the reaching aspect
get-at-able
vsgetable
8.2
Easy to reach or use
is about being possible to have rather than only being reachable
Antonyms
How Obtainable
Surface Forms
getable positive
Morphology
Etymology
Getable comes from the simple verb get ('to obtain') plus the ending -able ('can be'). So getable describes something that 'can be got' or is able to be obtained.