drinkable B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈdrɪnkəbəl/ See IPA manual Freq #48798 Meanings 1 adj Safe and suitable to drink. The water from this tap is perfectly drinkable. 2 adj Pleasant enough to drink; of acceptable quality. It wasn't the best coffee, but it was drinkable. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · safe and suitable to drink. potablesafe to drink More chuggabledownablepotulentquaffable ↔ Opposites impotablenonpotableundrinkableunpotable Word family Derived forms drinkableness Related forms drinkpotent Etymology AI details From Middle English drinkable, drynkeable, equivalent to drink + -able. drinkable Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # drinkable **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdrɪnkəbəl/ **Frequency rank:** 48798 ## Meanings 1. Safe and suitable to drink. 2. Pleasant enough to drink; of acceptable quality. ## Examples - The water from this tap is perfectly drinkable. - It wasn't the best coffee, but it was drinkable. ## Synonyms - chuggable - downable - potulent - quaffable ## Antonyms - impotable - nonpotable - undrinkable - unpotable ## Derived Forms - drinkableness ## Related Forms - drink - potent ## Roots and Affixes - Root: drinkable ## Etymology From Middle English drinkable, drynkeable, equivalent to drink + -able. ## AI Etymology Drinkable comes from Middle English drinkable, drynkeable, equivalent to drink + -able. In current use, the main senses are “Safe and suitable to drink” and “Pleasant enough to drink; of acceptable quality”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown