washable

English

Etymology

From wash +‎ -able.

Adjective

washable (comparative more washable, superlative most washable)

1. Capable of being washed without being damaged; especially by a specified method, for example machine-washable.

Antonyms

• nonwashable
• single-use
• unwashable

Derived terms

• acid-washable
• back-washable
• machine-washable
• washable diaper
• washable napp

Related terms

• reusable
• rewashable (in practice, often synonymous, as most items that are washable are rewashable; the latter word gives connotative emphasis to repeated reuse)

Translations

capable of being washed without being damaged

Arabic: قَابِل غَسِيل m (qābil ḡasīl), قَابِلَة غَسِيلَة f (qābila(t) ḡasīla) Bulgarian: който може да се пере (kojto može da se pere) Catalan: rentable (ca) Czech: omyvatelný Danish: vaskbar, vaskeægte Finnish: pestävä French: lavable (fr) Galician: lavable (gl), lavábel (gl) German: waschbar (de), waschecht (de) Hungarian: mosható (hu) Irish: in-nite Japanese: 洗濯できる (sentaku dekiru) Manx: so-nieet, yn-nieet, yn-oonlit Norwegian: Bokmål: vaskbar Nynorsk: vaskbar Persian: شستنی (fa), شست پذیر Polish: zmywalny (pl) Portuguese: lavável Spanish: lavable (es) Swedish: tvättbar (sv), tvättäkta (sv)

Noun

washable (plural washables)

1. Something that can be washed without being damaged.