usable C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˈjuːzəbəl/ UK /ˈjuːzəbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj able to be used; fit for use Only half the tools in the shed were still usable. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · able to be used; fit for use serviceablefunctionalpracticaloperableworkable ↔ Opposites unusableuselessbrokendefunct Word family Derived forms usabilityusablyusableness Related forms useusagereusable Etymology AI details From use plus -able; use is from Old French user, from Vulgar Latin *usare, frequentative of Latin uti ('to use, employ'). uti Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # usable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈjuːzəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈjuːzəbəl/ ## Meanings 1. able to be used; fit for use ## Examples - Only half the tools in the shed were still usable. ## Synonyms - serviceable - functional - practical - operable - workable ## Antonyms - unusable - useless - broken - defunct ## Derived Forms - usability - usably - usableness ## Related Forms - use - usage - reusable ## Roots and Affixes - Root: uti ## Etymology From use plus -able; use is from Old French user, from Vulgar Latin *usare, frequentative of Latin uti ('to use, employ'). ## AI Etymology Usable is from use plus -able; use is from Old French user, from Vulgar Latin *usare, frequentative of Latin uti ('to use, employ'). Important recorded forms include uti (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers able to be used; fit for use. The wider family includes derived forms such as usability, usably, and usableness and related words such as use, usage, and reusable. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown