washable

W4A1S1H4A1B3L1E1

adjective

Capable of being washed without being damaged; especially by a specified method, for example machine-washable.

Similar
wash-and-weardrip-dry
Opposite
nonwashablesingle-useunwashable
OriginEnglish wash ← Middle English waschen ← Old English wascan →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

adjectivewashable (comparative more washable, superlative most washable)

comparative more washable · superlative most washable

  1. Capable of being washed without being damaged; especially by a specified method, for example machine-washable.

    The waiting rooms are centrally heated and tastefully furnished with carefully selected tones of easily washable emulsion paint.

    1956 January, “New Station at Potters Bar”, in Railway Magazine, page 25
nounwashable (plural washables)

plural washables

  1. Something that can be washed without being damaged.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
nonwashablesingle-useunwashable

adjectivecapable of being washed without injury

Similar
wash-and-weardrip-dry
Opposite
nonwashable
Also see
drip-drywash-and-wear

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wodsḱéti
  3. Proto-Germanic*waskaną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*waskan
  5. Old Englishwascan
  6. Middle Englishwaschen
  7. Englishwash
  8. Englishwashable

From wash + -able.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic قَابِل غَسِيل, قَابِلَة غَسِيلَة
  • قَابِل غَسِيل (qābil ḡasīl)capable of being washed without being damaged
  • قَابِلَة غَسِيلَةcapable of being washed without being damaged
Bulgarian който може да се пере
  • който може да се пере (kojto može da se pere)capable of being washed without being damaged
Catalan rentable
  • rentablecapable of being washed without being damaged
Czech omyvatelný
  • omyvatelnýcapable of being washed without being damaged
Danish vaskbar, vaskeægte
  • vaskbarcapable of being washed without being damaged
  • vaskeægtecapable of being washed without being damaged
Finnish pestävä
  • pestäväcapable of being washed without being damaged
French lavable
  • lavablecapable of being washed without being damaged
German waschbar, waschecht
  • waschbarcapable of being washed without being damaged
  • waschechtcapable of being washed without being damaged
Hungarian mosható
  • moshatócapable of being washed without being damaged
Irish in-nite
  • in-nitecapable of being washed without being damaged
Japanese 洗濯できる
  • 洗濯できる (sentaku dekiru)capable of being washed without being damaged
Norwegian Bokmål vaskbar
  • vaskbarcapable of being washed without being damaged
Persian شستنی, شست پذیر
  • شستنیcapable of being washed without being damaged
  • شست پذیرcapable of being washed without being damaged
Polish zmywalny
  • zmywalnycapable of being washed without being damaged
Portuguese lavável
  • lavávelcapable of being washed without being damaged
Spanish lavable
  • lavablecapable of being washed without being damaged
Swedish tvättbar, tvättäkta
  • tvättbarcapable of being washed without being damaged
  • tvättäktacapable of being washed without being damaged
Cite this entry
APA

washable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washable

MLA

“washable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “washable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washable.

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