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winnable

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈwɪnəbəl/
  • CMU ARPABET: W IH1 N AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Able to be won or achieved.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English win 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 winnable From win + -able.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 有胜算的 — able to be won
  • Finnish: voitettavissa — able to be won
  • French: gagnable — able to be won
  • Galician: ganábel — able to be won
  • Galician: ganable — able to be won
  • German: gewinnbar — able to be won
  • Ido: vinkebla — able to be won
  • Italian: vincibile — able to be won
  • Japanese: 得られる (erareru) — able to be won
  • Japanese: 勝ち目のある (kachime no aru) — able to be won
  • Manx: so-chosney — able to be won
  • Spanish: ganable — able to be won