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watchable

watchable

5 3.4
Good enough to see and enjoy
  • adjective
  • /ˈwɑːtʃəbl/
translation icon : interesante
  • At present, the show is watchable, but they still have to develop any sustaining chemistry.
  • compulsively watchable
  • eminently watchable
  • watchable movie

Well, I think in film, it was probably if you, if you were, you know, making something that was watchable or or sort of serious, it maybe took more money going in.

Examples

  • Hopefully it's watchable, it's inspirational, it's quality content.

  • The main character is very likable, and the humor element makes it very watchable.

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  • It's very unique, very watchable and very viral.

  • We're gonna get another watchable Trek movie.

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  • They're all watchable for various reasons.

  • The references may suck, but at least the movie is watchable.

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  • Movie one was bad, but since I went in with subzero expectations, it was watchable, far more than I expected.

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  • Still, it was eminently watchable.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Well, it's got Christopher Walken, Patrick Macnee, and Grace Jones, so it's watchable as hell.

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  • The documentary was so engaging and beautifully filmed that it was truly watchable from start to finish.

Synonyms

entertaining
vswatchable
202 1.7

Makes watching or listening enjoyable

judges whether it is good enough to justify time spent
engrossing
vswatchable
8 5.1

So interesting that it holds your full attention

shows only modest interest enough to justify spending time
worth the watch
vswatchable
  • Informal
3.2

Good enough that you should see it

expresses that idea as a single descriptive word

Antonyms

721 1.0

Not interesting and making you feel tired or impatient

4 4.6

Too boring or badly made for people to keep watching

How Entertaining

captivating
14 4.2
entertaining
202 1.7
watchable
5 3.4
dull
182 1.3
unwatchable
4 4.6

Surface Forms

watchable positive

Morphology

watchable = watch (transparent) = watch + able

Clear derivation from the verb 'watch' plus the productive suffix '-able' meaning 'able to be watched' or 'worthy of watching'.

Etymology

The word watchable comes from the verb watch and the ending able; watch originally meant 'to keep awake' or 'to look', and able means 'can be'. So something watchable is something 'can be watched', or in everyday use 'pleasant or good enough to watch'.