Standard Lemma guide

listenable

adj · 1 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

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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adj

Meaning 1

Pleasant or easy to listen to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Mozart's music was popular because he wrote listenable works.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English listen Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English listenable From listen + -able.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: écoutable — pleasant or easy to listen to
  • Hungarian: hallgatható — pleasant or easy to listen to
  • Hungarian: kellemes — pleasant or easy to listen to
  • Hungarian: tetszetős — pleasant or easy to listen to
  • Italian: ascoltabile — pleasant or easy to listen to