playableadj.

Brit.

/ˈpleɪəbl/, U.S.

/ˈpleɪəb(ə)l/

Forms: see play v. and -able suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: play v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < play v. + -able suffix.

†1. Playful, given to play. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > playfulness > [adjective]

gamingOE

playfulc1225

gamefulc1275

gamelya1350

gamesomea1375

playable?c1475

frisky?a1500

sporting1549

sportful1577

toyish1577

toyful1580

sportive1593

gambol1600

sportly1600

sporting1607

playsome1612

jiggish1635

toysome1638

ludible1656

ludibund1668

good-humoured1682

flippant1711

lusory1711

gamp1737

kittenish1753

sportable1767

disportive1773

whisky1782

playward1878

?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 96 ^v Playabyll, ludibundus, ludicris, ludider [read ludicer], ludibilis.

a. Capable of being played; easy or enjoyable to play.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > [adjective] > playable

playable1725

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [adjective] > qualities of play

unproduceable1704

playable1725

unproduciblea1760

undramatic1769

unplayable1806

unactable1810

actable1825

blue fire1826

undramatical1829

actor-proof1893

nailed-up1894

talky1937

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > part or character > [adjective] > capable of being played (of part)

playable1725

society > leisure > sport > [adjective]

sportly1600

sporting1713

playable1873

1725 J. F. de la Fond New Syst. Music ii. 85 These Twelve Notes are neither singable nor playable gradually.

1798 Argus. Greenleaf's New Daily Advertiser (N.Y.) 27 Dec. The touch so easy as to be playable by a child.

1860 C. Reade Eighth Commandment 30 There were passages in ‘Le Château Grantier’ not playable in England.

1873 J. Bennett & ‘Cavendish’ Billiards 480 Any ball or balls behind the baulk-line,..are not playable if the striker be in baulk.

1898 Daily News 5 May 5/2 The maestro laid the instrument down with an evident air of contempt, but he declared it to be playable.

1937 Partisan Rev. Dec. 54 The play Mr. Hecht wrote..was infinitely more..playable..than the play the Guild produced.

1975 Listener 16 Oct. 511/3 Pierre Boulez was heard to remark..that he would be writing more playable music in future.

1990 CU Amiga Apr. 65/3 Are the graphics as good? Are they as playable as SQ3?

b. Sport. Of a pitch, court, etc.: fit for playing on.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > place for sports or games > [adjective] > fit for playing on

playable1872

1872 Daily News 15 July 2/2 The play did not commence..until half-past 11, when the ground was rendered ‘playable’ by the copious use of sawdust.

1881 Sportsman 31 Jan. 4/5 Football at Oxford..the ground will hardly be playable until the end of this week.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 8 Sept. 5/2 The ground is playable even after a considerable amount of rain, and the surface remains true and the bound of the ball certain.

1951 Sport 30 Mar. 9/2 In spite of this outlay, it has been less playable than ever during the period of mid-season stress.

1985 Abingdon Herald 21 Feb. 24/3 They spent nearly two days getting the pitch into a playable condition.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	playable
释义	playableadj. Brit. /ˈpleɪəbl/, U.S. /ˈpleɪəb(ə)l/ Forms: see play v. and -able suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: play v., -able suffix. Etymology: < play v. + -able suffix. †1. Playful, given to play. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > playfulness > [adjective] gamingOE playfulc1225 gamefulc1275 gamelya1350 gamesomea1375 playable?c1475 frisky?a1500 sporting1549 sportful1577 toyish1577 toyful1580 sportive1593 gambol1600 sportly1600 sporting1607 playsome1612 jiggish1635 toysome1638 ludible1656 ludibund1668 good-humoured1682 flippant1711 lusory1711 gamp1737 kittenish1753 sportable1767 disportive1773 whisky1782 playward1878 ?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 96 ^v Playabyll, ludibundus, ludicris, ludider [read ludicer], ludibilis. 2. a. Capable of being played; easy or enjoyable to play. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > [adjective] > playable playable1725 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [adjective] > qualities of play unproduceable1704 playable1725 unproduciblea1760 undramatic1769 unplayable1806 unactable1810 actable1825 blue fire1826 undramatical1829 actor-proof1893 nailed-up1894 talky1937 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > part or character > [adjective] > capable of being played (of part) playable1725 society > leisure > sport > [adjective] sportly1600 sporting1713 playable1873 1725 J. F. de la Fond New Syst. Music ii. 85 These Twelve Notes are neither singable nor playable gradually. 1798 Argus. Greenleaf's New Daily Advertiser (N.Y.) 27 Dec. The touch so easy as to be playable by a child. 1860 C. Reade Eighth Commandment 30 There were passages in ‘Le Château Grantier’ not playable in England. 1873 J. Bennett & ‘Cavendish’ Billiards 480 Any ball or balls behind the baulk-line,..are not playable if the striker be in baulk. 1898 Daily News 5 May 5/2 The maestro laid the instrument down with an evident air of contempt, but he declared it to be playable. 1937 Partisan Rev. Dec. 54 The play Mr. Hecht wrote..was infinitely more..playable..than the play the Guild produced. 1975 Listener 16 Oct. 511/3 Pierre Boulez was heard to remark..that he would be writing more playable music in future. 1990 CU Amiga Apr. 65/3 Are the graphics as good? Are they as playable as SQ3? b. Sport. Of a pitch, court, etc.: fit for playing on. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > place for sports or games > [adjective] > fit for playing on playable1872 1872 Daily News 15 July 2/2 The play did not commence..until half-past 11, when the ground was rendered ‘playable’ by the copious use of sawdust. 1881 Sportsman 31 Jan. 4/5 Football at Oxford..the ground will hardly be playable until the end of this week. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 8 Sept. 5/2 The ground is playable even after a considerable amount of rain, and the surface remains true and the bound of the ball certain. 1951 Sport 30 Mar. 9/2 In spite of this outlay, it has been less playable than ever during the period of mid-season stress. 1985 Abingdon Herald 21 Feb. 24/3 They spent nearly two days getting the pitch into a playable condition. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?c1475
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