Presentable

Definition: Presentable

Presentable

Adjective

1. Fit to be seen; "presentable clothes".

Date "presentable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1781. (references)

Domain	Definition
Satire	PRESENTABLE, adj. Hideously appareled after the manner of the time and place. In Boorioboola-Gha a man is presentable on occasions of ceremony if he have his abdomen painted a bright blue and wear a cow's tail; in New York he may, if it please him, omit the paint, but after sunset he must wear two tails made of the wool of a sheep and dyed black. Source: Devil's Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Fashion	Adjective: fashionable; in fashion; Noun: a la mode, comme il faut; admitted in society, admissible in society; Noun: presentable; conventional; (customary); genteel; well-bred, well mannered, well behaved, well spoken; gentlemanlike, gentlemanly; ladylike; civil, polite; (courteous).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Presentable

English words defined with "presentable": clean up ♦ paranoic type schizophrenia, paranoid schizophrenia, paraphrenia, paraphrenic schizophrenia, presentably. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Presentable" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Spanish (presentable).

Domain	Usage
Lyrics	Acceptable, respectable, presentable, a vegetable! (The Logical Song; performing artist: Supertramp)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Local Presentable Accessible Categories (reference) Locally Presentable and Accessible Categories (reference) (more book examples)
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Title	Author	Quote
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	Though he hesitated, and perhaps failed to express himself distinctly, he always had a presentable thought behind.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Presentable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Presentable" is used about 107 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	100%	107	31,463

Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "presentable": half-presentable.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language		Translations for "presentable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏حسن المظهر (fair, specious), ‏حسن الطلعة, ‏صالح للتقديم, ‏أنيق (bijou, chic, classy, coxcomb, dainty, dapper, dashing, dinky, dressy, elegant, exclusive, fine, gallant, genteel, good looking, gracious, jaunty, ladylike, mincing, natty, neat, nice, perky, personable, posh, rich, saucy, seemly, sharp, smart, smug, sophisticated, spick and span, sporting, sportsmanlike, sporty, spruce, stylish, suave, swagger, swell, tailor made, taut, tidy, tight, trim, well groomed). (various references)

Bulgarian		сценичен (acting, histrionic, playable, scenic, theatrical), приличен (chaste, done, nice, seemly). (various references)

Chinese		像樣 (decent, up to par), 像� �. (various references)

Czech		vhodný (adequate, advisable, applicable, apposite, appropriate, apt, becoming, convenient, desirable, eligible, expedient, felicitous, fit, fitting, good, happy, matching, opportune, proper, propitious, right, sufficient, suitable, suited), slušný (becoming, civilized, clean, decent, equitable, fair, good, polite, proper, reasonable, respectable, seemly, white), reprezentativní (representative). (various references)

Finnish		esiintymiskelpoinen. (various references)

French		présentable. (various references)

German		salonfähig (socially acceptable), darstellbar (depictable, describable, educible, portrayable, representable). (various references)

Greek		παρουσιάσιμοσ, εμφανίσιμοσ, ευπαρουσίαστοσ (personable). (various references)

Hebrew		ראוי ל�"ופע�", � א�" (comely, dwelling, fine, habitation, handsome, meadow, natty, nice, pasture, personable, pleasant, pretty, seemly, sightly). (various references)

Hungarian		tisztességes külsejû, bemutatható. (various references)

Indonesian		rapi (efficient, orderly, prim, snug). (various references)

Italian		presentabile. (various references)

Manx		feeu chebbal, cossyllagh (fair, passable, pretty well, so-so). (various references)

Pig Latin		esentablepray

Portuguese		que pode oferecer-se, apresentável (personable). (various references)

Romanian		prezentabil (fine, handsome). (various references)

Russian		респектабельный, презентабельный, приличный (decent, decorous, respectable, seemly). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		koji se može predstaviti. (various references)

Spanish		presentable. (various references)

Turkish		prezentabl, takdim edilebilir, insan içine çıkabilir, düzgün görünüşlü, şık ve bakımlı. (various references)

Ukrainian		респектабельний (respectable), пристойний (becoming, decent, decorous, plausible, proper, white), показний (affected, catchpenny, conspicuous, flashy, imposing, meretricious, orchidaceous, ostensible, ostensive, ostentatious, portly, pretentious, showy, specious, sporty, stagey, stagy), достойний (worthy). (various references)

Vietnamese		phô ra được; chỉnh tề; coi được giới thiệu được, trình b� y được, ra mắt được l� m qu� biếu được, l� m đ�" tặng được, b� y ra được. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "presentable": presentableness, presentablenesses. (additional references)
	Words ending with "presentable": representable. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Presentable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: presenteable, presetable. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "presentable" (pronounced pruze"ntubul)
7	-e" n t u b u l	lamentable, preventable, rentable.
6	-n t u b u l	accountable, countable, discountable, implantable, insurmountable, patentable, printable, unaccountable, unprintable.
5	-t u b u l	acceptable, adaptable, adjustable, adoptable, attributable, charitable, collectible, comfortable, compatible, constable, contemptible, contestable, convertible, copyrightable, creditable, debatable, deductible, delectable, detectable, digestible, disreputable, eatable, electable, equitable, excitable, exportable, forfeitable, forgettable, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hospitable, imitable, immutable, imperceptible, incompatible, incontrovertible, indestructible, indisputable, indomitable, inequitable, inevitable, inexhaustible, inflatable, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, inscrutable, insupportable, interruptible, intractable, investable, irrefutable, irresistible, irritable, marketable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, notable, palatable, perceptible, portable, potable, predictable, profitable, prosecutable, quotable, redoubtable, regrettable, repeatable, reportable, reputable, resettable, respectable, retractable, suggestible, suitable, supportable, susceptible, tractable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, unacceptable, unbeatable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, undetectable, unelectable, unforgettable, uninhabitable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprofitable, unsuitable, unsupportable, vegetable, veritable.
4	-u b u l	abominable, accessible, achievable, actionable, addressable, admirable, admissible, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, classifiable, collapsible, Combinable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, consumable, controllable, credible, crucible, culpable, curable, defensible, definable, degradable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, determinable, developable, disagreeable, discernible, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, edible, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, hon, honorable, horrible, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, immiscible, immovable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, impermissible, implacable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indispensable, indistinguishable, indivisible, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inescapable, inexcusable, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflexible, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, intolerable, invaluable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palpable, parable, passable, payable, peaceable, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, possible, practicable, preferable, probable, programmable, provable, punishable, questionable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, reducible, refundable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, repairable, repayable, replaceable, reprehensible, resealable, responsible, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, survivable, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, tunable, typeable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbelievable, unbuildable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, venerable, verifiable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, workable.
3	-b u l	able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-e-e-e-l-n-p-r-s-t"
	-1 letter: penetrable.
	-2 letters: enterable, lateeners, steerable.
	-3 letters: absentee, absenter, arbelest, beetlers, besprent, bleaters, enablers, eternals, lateener, nestable, petrales, planters, pleaters, prelates, preteens, pretense, rentable, repanels, replants, replates, retables, selenate, serenate, teaseler, telerans, tenebrae, terpenes.
	-4 letters: antlers, arpents, baleens, banters, beaters, beepers, beetler, beetles, beleaps, beleapt, belters, berates, blaster, bleater, earnest, eastern, elaters, enabler, enables, enteral.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-e-e-e-l-n-p-r-s-t"
	+2 letters: representable, unrespectable.
	+4 letters: penetrabilities, presentableness, respectableness.
	+5 letters: disreputableness, presentabilities, preventabilities, profitablenesses.
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