presentable
/pɹəˈzentəbəl/pruh-ZEN-tuh-buhl
/pɹəˈzɛntəbəl/pruh-ZEN-tuh-buhl
Meaningfit to be presented
Common meaning: tidy enough to be seen
- prebefore
- sentbeing; to beSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 465 · scan
- ableable to be
‘before’ + ‘being’ → presentable
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from present + -able.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PRESENT, p.465 · scan
Roots
- -sēns (as in praesēns); esse Latin “being; to be”
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