adoptable

English

Etymology

From adopt +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

adoptable (comparative more adoptable, superlative most adoptable)

1. Able to be adopted.

   Only after reaching three weeks of age are the infants considered adoptable.

2. Desirable to adopt.

   Personability and youthful vigor make this puppy highly adoptable.

Derived terms

• unadoptable

 

Translations

able to be adopted

• French: adoptable (fr)
• Italian: adottabile (it)
• Portuguese: adotável
• Spanish: adoptable (es)

Noun

adoptable (plural adoptables)

1. A person or animal that is eligible to be adopted.
2. (online gaming) A unique creature for a user to adopt.

Anagrams

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French

Etymology

From adopter +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

adoptable (plural adoptables)

1. adoptable

Further reading

• “adoptable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adobˈtable/ [a.ð̞oβ̞ˈt̪a.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: a‧dop‧ta‧ble

Adjective

adoptable m or f (masculine and feminine plural adoptables)

1. adoptable

Related terms

• adoptar

 

Further reading

• “adoptable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16