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;... respectabledecenttidyacceptableseemlybecoming ↔ Opposites unpresentableunkemptdisheveledshabby Word family Derived forms presentablypresentablenesspresentability Related forms presentpresentationrepresent Etymology AI details From present (verb, from Latin praesentare 'to place before, exhibit', from praesens 'present') + the suffix -able. praesentare Latin praesens Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown