attainable

[ uh-tey-nuh-buhl ]

/ əˈteɪ nə bəl /

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adjective

capable of being attained.

Origin of attainable

First recorded in 1640–50; attain + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM attainable

at·tain·a·bil·i·ty, at·tain·a·ble·ness, nounnon·at·tain·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·at·tain·a·ble, adjectivesu·per·at·tain·a·ble, adjective

su·per·at·tain·a·ble·ness, nounsu·per·at·tain·a·bly, adverbun·at·tain·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·at·tain·a·ble, adjectiveun·at·tain·a·ble·ness, nounun·at·tain·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby attainable

attack ad, attack dog, attack rate, attagirl, attain, attainable, attainder, attainment, attainment target, attaint, attainture

Example sentences from the Web for attainable

Though Yousef was active in the West Bank Hamas, Gaza would have been attainable infiltration.
When the Son of Hamas Spied for Israel|Nina Strochlic|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her glow, that aura of The Life, feels—almost—for just a split second, attainable.
Face It—We Rubes Will Never Live Like Gwyneth and Jennifer Aniston|Rachel Bertsche|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The device sets an attainable but challenging goal for you, then once you hit your mark creates a new goal.
These Are the Best Fitness Gadgets at CES|Megan Humphreys|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That talent is attainable, and lack of talent should even be embraced.
Glee’s Cory Monteith Tribute: Cathartic and Could Not Have Been Sadder|Kevin Fallon|October 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST

You have to have what community members view as a specific, attainable goal.
Chicago’s Placid NATO Summit Protests|Jim Warren|May 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
On the other hand the doctrine that nirvana is attainable merely by practising the Jhnas is expressly reprobated as a heresy.
Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3)|Charles Eliot
The upward road is open to all, and its highest elevation is attainable by industry, economy, and perseverance.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919|Various
But as the person converted by the example would be certain not to parade the fact, no statistics could even then be attainable.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, August 1899|Various
The former demand a more perfect and complete unity than is ever attainable by means of the latter.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'|Norman Kemp Smith
If there be anything wanting to your comfort, name it, Leather-Stocking; if it be attainable it is yours.
The Pioneers|James Fenimore Cooper