washable

English

Etymology

From wash +‎ -able.

Adjective

washable (comparative more washable, superlative most washable)

  1. 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

  • reusable
  • rewashable (in practice, often synonymous, as most items that are washable are rewashable; the latter word gives connotative emphasis to repeated reuse)

Translations

Noun

washable (plural washables)

  1. Something that can be washed without being damaged.