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attainable

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /əˈteɪ.nə.bəl/
  • England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /əˈtæɪ.nə.bəl/
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 T EY1 N AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unaccomplishable, unachievable, unattainable, unobtainable

2

noun

Meaning 2

Something that can be attained.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

capable of being attained or accomplished

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • choose an attainable goal
  • art is not something that is come-at-able by dint of study

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: come-at-able

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From attain + -able.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: достижим (dostižim) — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Bulgarian: постижим (postižim) — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Esperanto: atingebla — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Finnish: saavutettava — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Finnish: saavutettavissa oleva — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • French: réalisable — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • French: atteignable — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • German: erreichbar — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • German: verwirklichbar — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Greek: επιτευκτός (epitefktós) — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Greek: εφικτός (efiktós) — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Italian: ottenibile — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Italian: raggiungibile — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Italian: realizzabile — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Latin: impetrābilis — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Māori: rarawe — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Polish: osiągalny — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Polish: dostępny — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Portuguese: atingível — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Portuguese: alcançável — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Portuguese: realizável — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Russian: достижи́мый (dostižímyj) — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Russian: достижи́мая (dostižímaja) — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Russian: достижи́мое (dostižímoje) — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Serbo-Croatian: dostižno — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Serbo-Croatian: izvedivo — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Spanish: alcanzable — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Spanish: realizable — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Spanish: asequible — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Spanish: lograble — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Spanish: obtenible — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Spanish: conseguible — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Swedish: uppnåelig — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Swedish: realistisk — able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained
  • Polish: osiągalna rzecz — something that can be attained