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paintable

paintable

1 1.8
A surface you can put color on with a brush or spray
  • adjective
  • /ˈpeɪntəbl/
translation icon : pintable
  • If you have paintable hard saddlebags, you can give your motorcycle a customized look along with the saddlebags.
  • paintable surface
  • durable and paintable

Examples

  • These add-ons also offer ultimate off-road durability and come in an OEM matte black textured finish but are easily paintable.

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  • If the joint will be visible, choose a paintable caulk.

  • The foam is paintable and not expensive.

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  • Paint the storm door that color too, if paintable.

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  • It is was like one of the ultimate cheap, cheap, volumetric carveable, sandable paintable materials.

  • She foresees the possibility of integrating paintable batteries with recently reported paintable solar cells to create an energy-harvesting combination that would be hard to beat.

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  • She foresees the possibility of integrating paintable batteries with recently reported paintable solar cells to create an energy-harvesting combination that would be hard to beat.

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  • The foam is paintable and not expensive.

  • A team of Rice researchers has invented a form of paintable lithium-ion battery that can be applied to virtually any surface.

Synonyms

colorable
vspaintable
  • US
5.8

Able to take dye or paint

is suited to accept pigment applied with brush, roller, or spray

Antonyms

A thing artists cannot paint well on a canvas

How Paintable

primed
1 4.6
paintable
1 1.8
sealed
2.5

Surface Forms

paintable positive

Morphology

paintable = paint (transparent) = paint + able

The meaning is clearly derived from 'paint', indicating capability or suitability to be painted.

Etymology

Paintable comes from the common verb paint, which means 'to cover something with color', and the ending -able, which means 'able to be'. So, paintable simply means something that 'can be painted' or easily accepts paint.