usableadj.

Brit.

/ˈjuːzəbl/, U.S.

/ˈjuzəb(ə)l/

Forms: Middle English vsable, Middle English 1600s vseable, 1500s vsuable, 1600s– usable, 1800s– useable.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French usable ; use v., -able suffix.

Etymology: Either < Middle French usable (1254 in Old French; < user use v. + -able -able suffix), or < use v. + -able suffix. Compare Old Occitan uzable, Catalan usable (14th cent.), Spanish usable (c1250), Italian usabile (1729).

That can be used; that can be readily put to practical use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [adjective] > usable

usablea1382

workable1545

employable1588

prevailable1624

enjoyable1645

touchable1822

utilizable1881

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Psalms cxlviii. 10 Bestis, and alle vsable [a1425 L.V. tame] bestis.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1959) Exod. xxxix. 36 Þey offerden up..þe condylstyke lanterns: & þe vsable þingis [L. utensilia] of it.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 259 Forwhi no vntrewe speche..is alloweable and vsable.

c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 26 Þe werk and office..not resonable to be excercible and vseable bi eny of þe wittis bifore seid.

1544 in I. S. Leadam Select Cases Court of Requests (1898) 112 By the olde vsuable custome of the seyd manoyr.

1619 T. Milles tr. P. Mexia et al. Αρχαιο-πλουτος viii. v. 756/1 If it be neither vse-able, nor beneficiall, it will soon haue ending.

1666 J. Smith Γηροκομία Βασιλικὴ 82 How much service they [sc. the grinders] do to man while usable.

1748 D. Fordyce Dialogues conc. Educ. (new ed.) II. xiii. 55 The forming usable and understanding Men in our merely political Characters, that is to say, useful Members of Society in our particular Callings and Professions.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iv. 364 Every wood is usable for some good purpose.

1832 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) 761 This tract is a very treasure, and never more usable as a medicine for our clergy.

1893 Cosmopolitan June 462/2 The synonym is shorter, more usable.

1943 Times 20 Sept. 7/2 Silver sold by the Treasury will be useable for consuming purposes.

1970 J. Earl How to choose Tuners & Amplifiers i. 27 The record player may be an autochanger, useable also as a single-player.

2000 Internet Money No. 15. 47 (advt.) If your web site isn't usable, then people won't visit. It's as simple as that.

Derivatives

ˈusableness n. = usability n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [noun] > usableness

ordinability1677

usability1842

usableness1868

1868 Water-cure Jrnl. Oct. 162/2 We can not deny that there are great differences in the strength, beauty, aptness, and usableness of the bodies of men.

1910 Amer. Hist. Rev. 15 429 Its usableness is greatly lessened through the omission of an index.

2004 V. Buchli Material Culture I. ii. 142 Maize..from its useableness both green and ripe,..was a richer endowment in aid of early human progress than all other cereals put together.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	usable
释义	usableadj. Brit. /ˈjuːzəbl/, U.S. /ˈjuzəb(ə)l/ Forms: Middle English vsable, Middle English 1600s vseable, 1500s vsuable, 1600s– usable, 1800s– useable. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French usable ; use v., -able suffix. Etymology: Either < Middle French usable (1254 in Old French; < user use v. + -able -able suffix), or < use v. + -able suffix. Compare Old Occitan uzable, Catalan usable (14th cent.), Spanish usable (c1250), Italian usabile (1729). That can be used; that can be readily put to practical use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [adjective] > usable usablea1382 workable1545 employable1588 prevailable1624 enjoyable1645 touchable1822 utilizable1881 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Psalms cxlviii. 10 Bestis, and alle vsable [a1425 L.V. tame] bestis. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1959) Exod. xxxix. 36 Þey offerden up..þe condylstyke lanterns: & þe vsable þingis [L. utensilia] of it. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 259 Forwhi no vntrewe speche..is alloweable and vsable. c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 26 Þe werk and office..not resonable to be excercible and vseable bi eny of þe wittis bifore seid. 1544 in I. S. Leadam Select Cases Court of Requests (1898) 112 By the olde vsuable custome of the seyd manoyr. 1619 T. Milles tr. P. Mexia et al. Αρχαιο-πλουτος viii. v. 756/1 If it be neither vse-able, nor beneficiall, it will soon haue ending. 1666 J. Smith Γηροκομία Βασιλικὴ 82 How much service they [sc. the grinders] do to man while usable. 1748 D. Fordyce Dialogues conc. Educ. (new ed.) II. xiii. 55 The forming usable and understanding Men in our merely political Characters, that is to say, useful Members of Society in our particular Callings and Professions. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iv. 364 Every wood is usable for some good purpose. 1832 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) 761 This tract is a very treasure, and never more usable as a medicine for our clergy. 1893 Cosmopolitan June 462/2 The synonym is shorter, more usable. 1943 Times 20 Sept. 7/2 Silver sold by the Treasury will be useable for consuming purposes. 1970 J. Earl How to choose Tuners & Amplifiers i. 27 The record player may be an autochanger, useable also as a single-player. 2000 Internet Money No. 15. 47 (advt.) If your web site isn't usable, then people won't visit. It's as simple as that. Derivatives ˈusableness n. = usability n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [noun] > usableness ordinability1677 usability1842 usableness1868 1868 Water-cure Jrnl. Oct. 162/2 We can not deny that there are great differences in the strength, beauty, aptness, and usableness of the bodies of men. 1910 Amer. Hist. Rev. 15 429 Its usableness is greatly lessened through the omission of an index. 2004 V. Buchli Material Culture I. ii. 142 Maize..from its useableness both green and ripe,..was a richer endowment in aid of early human progress than all other cereals put together. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1382
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