Passable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

able to be passed or traversed or crossed

about average; acceptable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈæsəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈasəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈasəbəl/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈæsəbəl/.

Examples

the road is passable
more than adequate as a secretary

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tolerable fair to middling adequate

Antonyms

impassable

Parts of Speech

adjective	able to be passed or traversed or crossed “the road is passable”
adjective	about average; acceptable “more than adequate as a secretary”

Word Forms

adequateness

noun

the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

befahrbar

passieren oder überqueren oder überqueren können

🇪🇸Spanish

pasable

capaz de ser rebasado, atravesado o cruzado

🇮🇹Italian

accettabile

in grado di essere superato o attraversato o attraversato

🇳🇱Dutch

begaanbaar

gepasseerd, doorkruist of gekruist kunnen worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

aceitável

capaz de ser ultrapassado ou atravessado ou cruzado

🇷🇺Russian

сносно

можно пройти, пересечь или пересечь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रचलित

पारित या पार किया या पार किया जा सकने योग्य

🇧🇩Bengali

পাসযোগ্য

পাস করা বা অতিক্রম করা বা অতিক্রম করা

🇮🇳Tamil

கடந்து செல்லக்கூடியது

கடக்க அல்லது கடந்து செல்ல அல்லது கடக்க முடியும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పాస్ చేయదగిన

దాటవచ్చు లేదా దాటవచ్చు లేదా దాటవచ్చు

🇮🇳Marathi

पार करण्यायोग्य

पार करणे किंवा पार करणे किंवा ओलांडणे सक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

પસાર કરી શકાય તેવું

પસાર થવા અથવા પસાર કરવામાં અથવા પાર કરવામાં સક્ષમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ರವಾನಿಸಬಹುದಾದ

ಹಾದುಹೋಗಲು ಅಥವಾ ದಾಟಲು ಅಥವಾ ದಾಟಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കടന്നുപോകാവുന്ന

കടന്നുപോകാനോ കടന്നുപോകാനോ കടന്നുപോകാനോ കഴിയും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੰਘਣਯੋਗ

ਲੰਘਣ ਜਾਂ ਲੰਘਣ ਜਾਂ ਪਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

قابل گزر

گزرنے یا عبور کرنے یا عبور کرنے کے قابل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

还过得去

能够通过或穿越或跨越

🇯🇵Japanese

まあまあ

通り過ぎる、横切る、または横切ることができる

🇰🇷Korean

상당한

통과하거나 횡단하거나 교차할 수 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có thể qua được

có thể được thông qua hoặc đi qua hoặc vượt qua

🇹🇭Thai

ผ่านได้

สามารถผ่านหรือข้ามหรือข้ามได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendingan

dapat dilewati atau dilintasi atau dilintasi

🇵🇭Filipino

madadaanan

kayang madaanan o madaanan o makatawid

🇲🇾Malay

boleh dilalui

boleh dilalui atau dilalui atau dilintasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقبول

قادرة على أن يتم تمريرها أو اجتيازها أو عبورها

🇮🇷Persian

قابل عبور

قابل عبور یا عبور یا عبور است

🇹🇷Turkish

fena

geçilebilir veya geçilebilir veya geçilebilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָבִיר

ניתן לעבור או לחצות או לחצות

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The primary meaning of 'passable' is 'able to be passed or traversed or crossed'.

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

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

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

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