† airableadj.

Forms: 1500s–1600s ayreable, 1600s aireable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: air v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < air v. (although the corresponding sense of the verb is first attested slightly later: compare air v. 8) + -able suffix.

Obsolete. rare.

Capable of being sung or set to music. Cf. air v. 8.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > [adjective] > set to music > capable of being

airable1597

1597 T. Morley Plaine & Easie Introd. Musicke iii. 150 Few of them compose Mottets, wheras by the contrary they make infinit volumes of Mardigals, Canzonets, and other such ayreable musicke.

1602 T. Campion Obseruations Art Eng. Poesie iv. 15 I haue set downe these second licenses as good and ayreable enough.

1647 J. Howell New Vol. of Lett. 67 They are of the same cadence as yours and aireable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	airable
释义	† airableadj. Forms: 1500s–1600s ayreable, 1600s aireable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: air v., -able suffix. Etymology: < air v. (although the corresponding sense of the verb is first attested slightly later: compare air v. 8) + -able suffix. Obsolete. rare. Capable of being sung or set to music. Cf. air v. 8. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > [adjective] > set to music > capable of being airable1597 1597 T. Morley Plaine & Easie Introd. Musicke iii. 150 Few of them compose Mottets, wheras by the contrary they make infinit volumes of Mardigals, Canzonets, and other such ayreable musicke. 1602 T. Campion Obseruations Art Eng. Poesie iv. 15 I haue set downe these second licenses as good and ayreable enough. 1647 J. Howell New Vol. of Lett. 67 They are of the same cadence as yours and aireable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1597
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