entertainableadj.

Brit.

/ˌɛntəˈteɪnəbl/, U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)ərˈteɪnəb(ə)l/

Forms: see entertain v. and -able suffix.

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

Etymology: < entertain v. + -able suffix.

†1. Able or willing to support or provide for others. Cf. entertain v. 1c. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1591 tr. A. Saravia Of Diuerse Degrees Ministers of Gospell ii. xxxi. 210 Of duty he ought to be bountifull & intertainable to the needy.

2. Able to be considered, contemplated, or understood; admissible, acceptable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > [adjective] > capable of being perceived

presenta1393

conceivablec1443

perceptible1567

discoverable1572

conceptible1641

entertainable1658

cogitablea1688

perceptive1740

thinkable1764

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > [adjective] > of possible occurrence

contingentc1400

conceivablec1443

possible1582

conceptible1641

inventible1641

entertainable1658

earthly1679

possible1780

contingency1931

1658 W. Greenhill Expos. XX-XXIX Chapters Ezekiel (xxviii. 14) 512 This sense of the words is in no wise entertainable.

a1680 S. Charnock Several Disc. Existence of God (1682) 60 Whatsoever favours the ambition..of men, is easily entertainable.

1792 Public Advertiser 29 Mar. Such causes were not entertainable in the Superior courts.

1825 Examiner 19 Aug. 517/1 A slight inclination to be merry over the reminiscences..is entertainable.

1875 Financier 10 Apr. 230/1 The addition of such a sum to the national debt is not an entertainable proposition.

1914 H. James Notes Son & Brother vi. 180 A certain narrowness of exclusion as to images otherwise..entertainable.

1979 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 11 July The price seems, however, to be entertainable.

2010 S. Soames Philos. Lang. vi. 137 Their complexity may be entertainable by agents with our cognitive capacities.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	entertainable
释义	entertainableadj. Brit. /ˌɛntəˈteɪnəbl/, U.S. /ˌɛn(t)ərˈteɪnəb(ə)l/ Forms: see entertain v. and -able suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: entertain v., -able suffix. Etymology: < entertain v. + -able suffix. †1. Able or willing to support or provide for others. Cf. entertain v. 1c. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1591 tr. A. Saravia Of Diuerse Degrees Ministers of Gospell ii. xxxi. 210 Of duty he ought to be bountifull & intertainable to the needy. 2. Able to be considered, contemplated, or understood; admissible, acceptable. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > [adjective] > capable of being perceived presenta1393 conceivablec1443 perceptible1567 discoverable1572 conceptible1641 entertainable1658 cogitablea1688 perceptive1740 thinkable1764 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > [adjective] > of possible occurrence contingentc1400 conceivablec1443 possible1582 conceptible1641 inventible1641 entertainable1658 earthly1679 possible1780 contingency1931 1658 W. Greenhill Expos. XX-XXIX Chapters Ezekiel (xxviii. 14) 512 This sense of the words is in no wise entertainable. a1680 S. Charnock Several Disc. Existence of God (1682) 60 Whatsoever favours the ambition..of men, is easily entertainable. 1792 Public Advertiser 29 Mar. Such causes were not entertainable in the Superior courts. 1825 Examiner 19 Aug. 517/1 A slight inclination to be merry over the reminiscences..is entertainable. 1875 Financier 10 Apr. 230/1 The addition of such a sum to the national debt is not an entertainable proposition. 1914 H. James Notes Son & Brother vi. 180 A certain narrowness of exclusion as to images otherwise..entertainable. 1979 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 11 July The price seems, however, to be entertainable. 2010 S. Soames Philos. Lang. vi. 137 Their complexity may be entertainable by agents with our cognitive capacities. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1591
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