Preferable Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -able

Preferable has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Adjective

more desirable than another

"coffee is preferable to tea"

"Danny's preferred name is `Dan'"

preferable preferred

Better than some other option; preferred.

"Taking the train is preferable to driving if you want to avoid getting stuck in traffic."

See Also

better unpreferable preferableness last preferability old school better dead than red choicely

Related Terms

better unpreferable preferableness last preferability old school better dead than red choicely better safe than sorry less is more preferably prefer preferred half loaf is better than none

Rhyming Words

ble able roble ruble doble fable bible buble amble gable sable noble coble moble cable table bable kable mable viable

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