attainable

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/əˈteɪ.nə.bəl/

adjective

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adjective
Possible to achieve or reach.
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adjective
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Something that can be attained.

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Spacious houses are more financially attainable than they used to be.
Do you think that's attainable?

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses: 3
Parts of speech: 1
Citations: 5

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/əˈtæɪ.nə.bəl/

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adjective

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Able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained.

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He even neglected to open his Apprehenſions to Livia, leſt ſhe ſhould be ſo much alarmed, as to be upon her Guard, and thereby render the Enjoyment of his Pleaſures more ſeldom attainable.
In this Account God gives of himſelf, there's a beautiful Variety of the moſt uſeful and noble Attainables, to excite our greatest Diligence, [...]
He [...] invites Britain to treat her sister island with kindness and confidence. He deems peace attainable, and thinks that the interests of the empire require that it should be sought.

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He even neglected to open his Apprehenſions to Livia, leſt ſhe ſhould be ſo much alarmed, as to be upon her Guard, and thereby render the Enjoyment of his Pleaſures more ſeldom attainable.
1754, [William Guthrie], “Book II”, in The Friends. A Sentimental History: Describing Love as a Virtue, as well as a Passion. In Two Volumes, volume I, London: Printed for T. Wall...
Chriſtians, this aſſuring Faith is attainable; pray for it, and vigorouſly preſs after it that you may be ſealed up unto the day of Redemption, that ſo an Entrance may be miniſtred unto you, into the everlaſting Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jeſus Chriſt, [...].
1679, John Fox, “How Time Must be Redeemed”, in Time and the End of Time, in Two Discourses; […], London: Printed by William Rawlins, and are to be sold by George Calvert […], and Samuel Sprint […], →OCLC, pages 24–25
He [...] invites Britain to treat her sister island with kindness and confidence. He deems peace attainable, and thinks that the interests of the empire require that it should be sought.
1804 August, “Art. 40. Military Observations Respecting Ireland, Its Attack and Defence, […] Dublin. 1804. [book review]”, in The Monthly Review; or, Literary Journal, Enlarged, volume XLIV, London: Printed by Strahan and Preston, […]; and sold by T[homas] Becket, […], →OCLC, page 434
For now, since by many prolonged, repeated experiences, I have perceived that in all cases man must eventually lower, or at least shift, his conceit of attainable felicity; not placing it anywhere in the intellect or the fancy; but in the wife, the heart, the bed, the table, the saddle, the fire-side, the country; now that I have perceived all this, I am ready to squeeze case eternally.
1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “A Squeeze of the Hand”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 464
Her [Kate Spade's] name became a shorthand for the cute, clever bags that were an instant hit with cosmopolitan women in the early stages of their careers and, later, young girls – status symbols of a more attainable, all-American sort than a Fendi clutch or Chanel bag.
2018 June 5, Jonah Engel Bromwich, Vanessa Friedman, Matthew Schneier, “Kate Spade, whose handbags carried women into adulthood, is dead at 55”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2018

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Origin

adjective

From attain + -able.

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