Meanings
adjectiveopenable (not generally comparable, comparative more openable, superlative most openable)
comparative more openable · superlative most openable
- not comparableusuallyCapable of being opened.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Proto-Germanic*ub
- Proto-Germanic*upp
- Proto-Germanic*upanaz
- Proto-West Germanic*opan
- Old Englishopen
- Middle Englishopen
- Englishopen
- Englishopenable
Translations
Bulgarian отваряем
- отваряем (otvarjaem)that can be opened
French ouvrable
- ouvrablethat can be opened
Hungarian kinyitható
- kinyithatóthat can be opened
Icelandic opnanlegur
- opnanlegurthat can be opened
Italian apribile
- apribilethat can be opened
Polish otwieralny
- otwieralnythat can be opened
Turkish açılabilir
- açılabilirthat can be opened
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Cite this entry
APA
openable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/openable
MLA
“openable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/openable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “openable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/openable.
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