Takeable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Able to be picked up, carried off, or removed from a place ; able to be grasped or accepted in a particular sense
2. Possible to seize or transport physically ; open to being interpreted or understood in a given way
3. Capable of being carried off by hand ; something that can be received or interpreted as meaning

Etymology: "Takeable" is a plain formation: the verb "take" with the suffix "-able," which means "able to be" or "capable of being" whatever the verb describes. Put together, it describes something that can be taken, such as a thing that can be carried off or picked up. The suffix came into English from French, which took it from Latin "-abilis," and English attached it freely to verbs from the Middle English period onward. The adjective is recorded in Middle English as "takable" and "takeable," and both spellings were in use then. The later spelling "takeable" keeps the final "e" of "take," which is why it looks different from "lovable" or "readable," where the silent "e" is dropped before the suffix. Modern English dictionaries tend to prefer "takable" and treat the two as variants of the same word.

Synonyms: takable, portable