attainable
Syllables: at·tain·a·ble/əˈteɪ.nə.bəl/
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Australia/əˈtæɪ.nə.bəl/
attainable adjective: able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained.
Adjective
attainable (comparative more attainable, superlative most attainable)
- Able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained.
- Chriſtians, this aſſuring Faith is attainable; pray for it, and vigorouſly preſs after it that you may be ſealed up unto the day of Redemption, that ſo an Entrance may be miniſtred unto you, into the everlaſting Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jeſus Chriſt, [...].1679, John Fox, “How Time Must be Redeemed”, in Time and the End of Time, in Two Discourses; […], London: Printed by William Rawlins, and are to be sold by George Calvert […], and Samuel Sprint […]...
- He even neglected to open his Apprehenſions to Livia, leſt ſhe ſhould be ſo much alarmed, as to be upon her Guard, and thereby render the Enjoyment of his Pleaſures more ſeldom attainable.1754, [William Guthrie], “Book II”, in The Friends. A Sentimental History: Describing Love as a Virtue, as well as a Passion. In Two Volumes, volume I, London: Printed for T. Waller, […], →OCLC, page...
- Antonyms:
- unaccomplishable, unachievable, unattainable, unobtainable
Noun
attainable (plural attainables)
- Something that can be attained.
- In this Account God gives of himſelf, there's a beautiful Variety of the moſt uſeful and noble Attainables, to excite our greatest Diligence, [...]1719, John Guyse, “The Preface”, in Jesus Christ God-man: Or, The Constitution of Christ’s Person, with the Evidence and Importance of the Doctrine of His True and Proper Godhead. […], London...
- So is good housing and medical care and all the other attainables which lead to a better life. But we've allowed these common goals to be compartmentalized and labeled for "special" groups only.1969, Dimensions in American Judaism, New York, N.Y: Union of American Hebrew Congregations, →OCLC, page 11, column 2; republished in Murray Friedman, editor, Overcoming Middle Class Rage...
attainable meaning in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam
attainable in Tamil
- முயற்சியின் மூலம் அடையக்கூடிய
attainable in Telugu
- attainable, accessible, desirable, suitable
- గమ్యము gamyamu
attainable in Malayalam
- സാദ്ധ്യമായ, സമ്പാദിക്കാവുന്ന
Antonyms of attainable
Forms of attainable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more attainable |
| superlative | most attainable |
| Noun | |
| plural | attainables |
Origin of attainable
From attain + -able.
Words formed from attainable
Questions about attainable
- What does attainable mean?
- Attainable means able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained.
- What is attainable in Tamil?
- Attainable in Tamil is முயற்சியின் மூலம் அடையக்கூடிய. See Attainable meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is attainable?
- Attainable can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce attainable?
- Attainable is pronounced /əˈteɪ.nə.bəl/ (UK).
Words near attainable in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: attainable (page history and authors); attainable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); గమ్యము (Telugu) (page history and authors); attainable (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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