playable

[ pley-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of or suitable for being played.
2. easy or pleasurable to play.
3. (of ground) fit to be played on, as for a soccer game.

Other Words From

• playa·bili·ty noun
• un·playa·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of playable¹

First recorded in 1475–85; play + -able

Example Sentences

Six days off before the World Series proved a much needed elixir for Freeman’s ankle, which is nowhere near fully healed but far more playable than it was in the first two rounds.

From Los Angeles Times

“Echoes of Wisdom” is the first core “Zelda” game in which the titular member of royalty is a fully playable character.

From Los Angeles Times

Nicolas says the game's bite-sized nature - it's divided across 50 short, playable stages - helped to simplify development and made it easier to "swap things around".

From BBC

Meanwhile Hatshepsut, one of Egypt's historical female leaders, is now playable.

From BBC

In places the grasses are punishingly thick for this Open, but as fearsome as it looks, the rough has browned off, it is more brittle than juicy and therefore potentially playable.

From BBC