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playable

playable

11 3.2
Suitable for playing a game, sport, or musical instrument
  • adjective
  • /ˈpleɪəbl/
translation icon : jugable
  • There will be three playable protagonists, each with their own friends, story arcs, and personalities.

They're going to range in difficulty from maybe simple to difficult, although I think that they're all very playable.

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Examples

  • The new video game is highly playable even on older consoles.

  • Just keep it a playable age range.

  • A playable hand here for Jack.

  • We found the basic games very playable and pretty enjoyable.

  • The graphics are awful, but other than that, it's still extremely playable and exciting.

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  • The entire game will be playable in VR in first person.

  • It was just very, very playable and I really wanted to talk about it.

  • If this game gets funded and finished and if it's playable, I'll probably give it a whirl.

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  • This board game is designed to be playable by children aged six and up.

  • After the updates, the software became much more playable and user-friendly.

Antonyms

3 6.1

Not able to be used properly, including for games, sports and music, because it is too hard or damaged

How Playable

playable
11 3.2
difficult
1.6
unplayable
3 6.1

Surface Forms

playable positive

Morphology

playable = play (transparent) = play + able

Standard adjectival formation from the verb 'play' with '-able' meaning 'capable of being played', directly derivable by learners.

Etymology

Playable is made of play and the ending -able. play means 'to take part in a game or to play music' and -able means 'able to be', so playable means 'able to be played', like a piano that still works or a game you can try.