Meanings
adjectiveearable (comparative more earable, superlative most earable)
comparative more earable · superlative most earable · alternative obsolete errable
Origin
- Middle Englishayreable
- Englishearable
From Middle English ayreable, erable, erybyll; equivalent to ear (“to plough”) + -able, on the model of arable, which is a piecewise doublet.
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APA
earable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earable
MLA
“earable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “earable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earable.
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