presentable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /prɪˈzɛntəbəl/ UK /prɪˈzɛntəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
fit to be seen or shown; clean and tidy in appearance

He quickly made himself presentable before the guests arrived.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · fit to be seen or shown;... respectable decent tidy acceptable seemly becoming

Opposites

unpresentableunkemptdisheveledshabby

Word family

Derived forms presentablypresentablenesspresentability

Related forms present presentation represent

Etymology

From present (verb, from Latin praesentare 'to place before, exhibit', from praesens 'present') + the suffix -able.

praesentare Latin praesens Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# presentable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /prɪˈzɛntəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /prɪˈzɛntəbəl/

## Meanings
1. fit to be seen or shown; clean and tidy in appearance

## Examples
- He quickly made himself presentable before the guests arrived.

## Synonyms
- respectable
- decent
- tidy
- acceptable
- seemly
- becoming

## Antonyms
- unpresentable
- unkempt
- disheveled
- shabby

## Derived Forms
- presentably
- presentableness
- presentability

## Related Forms
- present
- presentation
- represent

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: praesentare
- Root: praesens

## Etymology
From present (verb, from Latin praesentare 'to place before, exhibit', from praesens 'present') + the suffix -able.

## AI Etymology
Presentable is from present (verb, from Latin praesentare 'to place before, exhibit', from praesens 'present') + the suffix -able. Important recorded forms include praesentare (Latin) and praesens (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers fit to be seen or shown; clean and tidy in appearance. The wider family includes derived forms such as presentably, presentableness, and presentability and related words such as present, presentation, and represent.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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