Dispensable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

capable of being dispensed with or done without

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈuːɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪspˈɛnsəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪspˈɛnsəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈuːɪt/.

Examples

dispensable items of personal property

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

indispensable

Parts of Speech

adjective

capable of being dispensed with or done without

“dispensable items of personal property”

Word Forms

dispensableness	noun	the quality possessed by something that you can get along without
dispensability	noun	the quality possessed by something that you can get along without

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entbehrlich

auf die verzichtet oder verzichtet werden kann

🇮🇹Italian

superfluo

di cui si può fare a meno o farne a meno

🇳🇱Dutch

overbodig

kunnen worden achterwege gelaten of zonder kunnen worden gedaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

dispensável

capaz de ser dispensado ou feito sem

🇷🇺Russian

необязательный

можно обойтись или обойтись без

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नगण्य

बिना या उसके बिना किये जाने योग्य

🇮🇳Tamil

விநியோகிக்கக்கூடியது

விநியோகிக்கப்படும் அல்லது இல்லாமல் செய்யக்கூடிய திறன் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

పంపిణీ చేయదగిన

పంపిణీ లేదా లేకుండా చేయగల సామర్థ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

देण्यायोग्य

वितरीत किंवा त्याशिवाय केले जाण्यास सक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડિસ્પેન્સેબલ

સાથે વિતરિત કરવામાં અથવા વગર કરવામાં સક્ષમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿತರಿಸಬಹುದಾದ

ವಿನಿಯೋಗಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിതരണം ചെയ്യാവുന്നത്

വിതരണം ചെയ്യാനോ ഇല്ലാതെ ചെയ്യാനോ കഴിവുള്ള

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੰਡਣਯੋਗ

ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੇ ਸਮਰੱਥ

🇵🇰Urdu

قابل استعمال

کے ساتھ تقسیم کرنے یا اس کے بغیر کرنے کے قابل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可有可无的

能够被免除或无需完成

🇯🇵Japanese

必要不可欠な

省略することも、なしで行うこともできる

🇰🇷Korean

없어도 되는

생략하거나 없이 수행할 수 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không cần thiết

có khả năng được phân phối hoặc thực hiện mà không có

🇹🇭Thai

แจกจ่ายได้

สามารถจ่ายได้ด้วยหรือไม่มีก็ได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

dapat dibuang

mampu ditiadakan atau dilakukan tanpanya

🇲🇾Malay

boleh dibuang

mampu diketepikan atau dilakukan tanpa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يمكن الاستغناء عنه

قادرة على الاستغناء عنها أو الاستغناء عنها

🇮🇷Persian

غیر قابل مصرف

می تواند با یا بدون انجام شود

🇹🇷Turkish

vazgeçilebilir

vazgeçilebilir veya onsuz yapılabilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

חסר

שניתן לוותר עליו או לעשות בלעדיו

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The primary meaning of 'dispensable' is 'capable of being dispensed with or done without'.

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Using 'dispensable' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'dispensable' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'dispensable' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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