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usable

usable

64 2.3
Fit for a purpose and works well
  • adjective
  • /ˈjuːzəbl/
translation icon : usable
  • San Francisco has other options for usable food discards, such as food banks and food rescue programs.
  • readily usable
  • usable data
  • usable form

I'd say this is still probably usable for very light tasks today.

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Examples

  • We must provide tools that are usable by teachers.

    Arduino

  • Energy is most usable when it is concentrated and less usable when it's spread out.

    Veritasium

  • Every piece here is still quite usable, still quite useful.

  • The machine this old can still be usable today.

    Linus Tech Tips

  • I'd say this is still probably usable for very light tasks today.

    Austin Evans

  • Mankind always needs usable, renewable energy.

    The Smell of Success (2011)

  • Answer sheets were machine scored, and all usable answer sheets were retained for analysis.

    Academic text (1991)

  • For every cubic meter cut, at least an equal amount of usable wood is left behind.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Of the initial interviews, 172 were determined to be usable for the purposes of data analysis.

    Academic text (2011)

  • This software is quite usable for beginners who are not familiar with technology.

Synonyms

acceptable
vsusable
477 2.5

Good enough for a particular use or standard

is about actual ability to function rather than merely meeting standards
suitable
vsusable
172 1.8

Right for a certain purpose, person, or situation

is about general ability to be used rather than specific appropriateness
functional
vsusable
81 3.2

Working correctly so it can be used

is broader meaning fit for use even when not fully working
workable
vsusable
37 3.9

Possible to do successfully with the tools and conditions we have

is about being fit to use rather than feasibility of plans or ideas
serviceable
vsusable
11 4.4

Works well enough for use even if not nice

is general fitness for use rather than merely adequate despite flaws
operable
vsusable
4 4.6

A machine or system that works and can be used

is about general fitness for a purpose rather than mechanical readiness
useable
vsusable
1.2

Good enough to do its job

is spelled without the extra e in common modern usage
utilizable
vsusable
6.6

Can be used for a practical purpose

is a general fit rather than stressing practical or profitable application

Antonyms

unusable
16 2.3

Damaged or broken so it does not work

How Usable

ideal
203 4.2
convenient
257 1.8
usable
64 2.3
difficult
∞ 1.6
unusable
16 2.3

Surface Forms

usable positive

Morphology

usable = use (transparent) = use + able

Standard adjectival formation from the verb 'use' with the productive suffix '-able'; the meaning 'able to be used' is directly derived.

Etymology

Usable comes from the simple verb use and the ending -able, which means 'able to be'. So something usable is fit or ready 'to be used'.