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listenable

[ lis-uh-nuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. pleasant to listen to:

    soft, listenable music.



listenable

/ ˈlɪsənəbəl /

adjective

  1. easy or pleasant to listen to
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌlistenaˈbility, noun
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Other Words From

  • listen·a·bili·ty noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of listenable1

First recorded in 1915–20; listen + -able
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Example Sentences

Some songs really do have it both ways, though: Christmas-appropriate, but also perennially listenable.

“What I’m most concerned about with A.I. Drake and A.I. Travis Scott is that their music is highly listenable,” she said, “and calls into question any need for an artist once they’ve articulated a distinct ‘voice.’”

Ahead of the performance, David Allen listened to Dudamel’s recordings — most of which, he writes, are “perfectly listenable, and some are impressive.”

Most of Dudamel’s recordings are perfectly listenable, and some are impressive, like his set of the Ives symphonies with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which he has led since 2009.

In normal football life, says the listenable Demercado, the running back who gained 150 yards against Michigan, there’s this: “You go out to practice, and somebody’s like, ‘Oh, I don’t want to practice today.’

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