Standard Lemma guide
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
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.
adj
That cannot be played; that is impossible or unreasonable (too difficult, etc.) to play.
That cannot be played, that is too hard too play.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
That cannot be played; that is impossible or unreasonable (too difficult, etc.) to play.
That cannot be played, or is so tedious, complicated, buggy, etc., as to discourage or preclude playing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
That cannot be played; that is impossible or unreasonable (too difficult, etc.) to play.
Unable to be played on specified equipment, or at all.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
That cannot be played; that is impossible or unreasonable (too difficult, etc.) to play.
Impossible to play or to defend against.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: shuttlecock; player; shuttlecock; player
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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adjective
not capable of or suitable for being played or played on
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: playable
History
Etymology tree English un- Proto-West Germanic *plehan Old English pleġan Proto-West Germanic *plegō Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *plegōn Old English plegian Middle English pleyen Proto-West Germanic *plegō Old English plega Middle English pleye English play Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English playable English unplayable From un- + playable.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
