washable
English
Etymology
Adjective
washable (comparative more washable, superlative most washable)
- Capable of being washed without being damaged; especially by a specified method, for example machine-washable.
- 1956 January, “New Station at Potters Bar”, in Railway Magazine, page 25:
- The waiting rooms are centrally heated and tastefully furnished with carefully selected tones of easily washable emulsion paint.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- reusable
- rewashable (in practice, often synonymous, as most items that are washable are rewashable; the latter word gives connotative emphasis to repeated reuse)
Translations
capable of being washed without being damaged
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Noun
washable (plural washables)
- Something that can be washed without being damaged.