Takable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Able to be grasped, seized, or carried off by someone or something
2. Capable of being picked up, removed, or obtained by a person
3. Describing something that can be physically held, captured, or accepted

Etymology: "Takable" is an alternative spelling of "takeable", and the two forms are a single word with a long, unremarkable pedigree. It was formed in Middle English from the verb "take" with the suffix "-able", which turns a verb into an adjective meaning "able to be" the action named by the verb. A takable thing is one that can be taken, so the word carries the same sense of capability that "readable" or "washable" do. The spelling difference is the only thing that really varies. "Takable" drops the silent "e" that "takeable" keeps, following the common English pattern for words built on "-able" in which a final "e" of the base is often omitted. Both spellings are accepted, and neither is more correct than the other.

Synonyms: takeable