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usable

adj · 6 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈjuː.zə.bəl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: Y UW1 Z AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Capable of being used.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unusable

2

adj

Meaning 2

Easy to use; exhibiting good usability.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: user-friendly

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

homosexual

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2019 episode 1 A Very English Scandal Are you telling me that you were useable?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

convenient for use or disposal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the house is available after July 1
  • 2000 square feet of usable office space

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: available, useable

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

fit or ready for use or service

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the toaster was still functional even after being dropped
  • the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable
  • an operational aircraft
  • the dishwasher is now in working order

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: functional, useable, operable, operational

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

capable of being put to use

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • usable byproducts

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: useable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Old French usable, from the verb user (“to use”).

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: bruikbaar — capable of being used
  • Armenian: գործածելի (gorcaceli) — capable of being used
  • Belarusian: прыда́тны да ўжыва́ння (prydátny da wžyvánnja) — capable of being used
  • Belarusian: прыда́тны (prydátny) — capable of being used
  • Bulgarian: използваем (izpolzvaem) — capable of being used
  • Catalan: usable — capable of being used
  • Catalan: utilitzable — capable of being used
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可用 (kěyòng) — capable of being used
  • Czech: použitelný — capable of being used
  • Danish: brugbar — capable of being used
  • Danish: anvendelig — capable of being used
  • Dutch: bruikbaar — capable of being used
  • Esperanto: uzebla — capable of being used
  • Estonian: kasutatav — capable of being used
  • Finnish: käyttökelpoinen — capable of being used
  • French: utilisable — capable of being used
  • German: nutzbar — capable of being used
  • German: benutzbar — capable of being used
  • Hungarian: használható — capable of being used
  • Manx: yn-ymmydey — capable of being used
  • Norwegian Bokmål: brukbar — capable of being used
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: brukbar — capable of being used
  • Occitan: utilizable — capable of being used
  • Polish: używalny — capable of being used
  • Portuguese: utilizável — capable of being used
  • Portuguese: usável — capable of being used
  • Romanian: folosibil — capable of being used
  • Romanian: utilizabil — capable of being used
  • Romanian: întrebuințabil — capable of being used
  • Russian: го́дный к употребле́нию (gódnyj k upotrebléniju) — capable of being used
  • Russian: го́дный (gódnyj) — capable of being used
  • Spanish: utilizable — capable of being used
  • Spanish: usable — capable of being used
  • Spanish: servir — capable of being used
  • Swedish: användbar — capable of being used
  • Swedish: bruklig — capable of being used
  • Turkish: kullanılır — capable of being used
  • Turkish: elverişli — capable of being used
  • Turkish: yaraklı — capable of being used
  • Ukrainian: прида́тний для вжива́ння (prydátnyj dlja vžyvánnja) — capable of being used
  • Ukrainian: прида́тний (prydátnyj) — capable of being used
  • Vietnamese: dùng được — capable of being used
  • Vietnamese: khả dụng — capable of being used