preferable
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preferable
- /ˈpɹɛf.(ə.)ɹə.b(ə)l/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˈpɹef.(ə.)ɹə.b(ə)l/ Australia
- /ˈpɹef.ɹə.b(ə)l/ New Zealand
- /pɹəˈfɜː.ɹə.b(ə)l/
Where it comes from
From prefer + -able, probably after Middle French preferable. Compare preference, preferential, etc.
adjective more preferable · most preferable · præferable · preferrable
- Better than some other option; preferred. This work has been the care and ſtudy of ſome years; as far as health, and other affairs, would permit. For, this appeared, to the author, of as much greater importance, than any other hiſtory whatever; as morality and religion are more excellent, than any temporal affairs; and the hiſtory of true r
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: preferred, desirable, preferential, preference, prefer, favourite, favoured, favored, favorite, beneficial, wise, appropriate, advantageous, good, advisable, advised
Translations
Every language
adj better than some other option
| Español | preferible |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 더 좋다 deo jota |
| 日本語 | ましな mashi na, 〜より好ましい -yori konomashii |
| 中文 | 更合意的 gèng héyì de, 更適宜的 /更适宜的 gèng shìyí de, 更可取的 gèng kěqǔ de, 較好 /较好, 较好的 jiàohǎo de, 更好的 gèng hǎo de |
| Português | preferível |
| Français | préférable |
| Deutsch | bevorzugt |
| Italiano | preferibile |
| Ελληνικά | προτιμητέος protimitéos |
| Română | preferabil |
| Русский | предпочти́тельный predpočtítelʹnyj, наилу́чший nailúčšij, лу́чший lúčšij |
| العربية | مُفَضَّل mufaḍḍal, أَفْضَل ʔafḍal |
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