disposable
Syllables: dis·pos·a·bleUK/dɪsˈpəʊzəbl̩//dɪsˈpoʊzəbl̩/
disposable adjective: that can be disposed of.
Adjective
disposable (comparative more disposable, superlative most disposable)
- That can be disposed of.
- That is designed to be discarded rather than reused, refilled or repaired.
- Rather than purchase an expensive razor he bought a packet of cheap disposable ones.
- A disposable cup sits in a museum gallery, fully intact even after being cast aside thousands of years ago.2019 December 16, Amy Woodyatt, “3,600-year-old disposable cup shows even our ancestors hated doing dishes”, in CNN
- Available to be used; at one's disposal.
- disposable income
- Synonyms:
- single-use, throwaway
Noun
disposable (plural disposables)
- Any object that is designed to be disposed of, rather than refilled or repaired.
- Parents who use cloth diapers often use disposables for travel, nights, or both.2010, Kathleen Huggins, The Expectant Parents' Companion, page 88
- Durable goods can be cost-effective but make great disease vectors, and disposables like syringes and needles can be a problem in the poorest places, where there's desperate need of vaccines for diseases like polio. That's where the UCSD scientists come in.2016 January 14, Jessica Hall, “Nanoengineers build 'microcannons' that fire light-up bullets filled with drugs”, in ExtremeTech
- A disposable vaporizer, as for nicotine or a concentrate of cannabis (THC).
disposable meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
disposable in Hindi
- that can be disposed of
- प्रयोज्य prayojya
- that is designed to be discarded rather than refilled or repaired
- प्रयोज्य prayojya
disposable in Marathi
- that can be disposed of
- टाकाऊ ṭākāū
disposable in Urdu
- قابل نکاسی
disposable in Bengali
- disposable
- বর্জ্য borjjo
More languagesFewer languages
- disposable in Malayalam
- കളയാവുന്ന, എറിഞ്ഞുകളയാവുന്ന, ഉപയോഗിച്ചു വലിച്ചെറിയാവുന്ന, ഹേയ
- disposable in Malay
- pakai buang, boleh buang, boleh guna
- disposable in Indonesian
- sekali pakai, siap pakai
Examples of disposable in a sentence
- They stole my idea for a biodegradable, disposable garbage de-odorizer.
- If it is absolutely necessary to use public computers, you should plan ahead and forward your e-mail to a temporary, disposable account.
- You know that for tattooing, we are supposed to use disposable needles, right?
Synonyms of disposable
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Forms of disposable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more disposable |
| superlative | most disposable |
| Noun | |
| plural | disposables |
Origin of disposable
From dispos(e) + -able.
Words formed from disposable
Phrases with disposable
Questions about disposable
- What does disposable mean?
- Disposable means that can be disposed of.
- What is disposable in Hindi?
- Disposable in Hindi is प्रयोज्य (prayojya). See Disposable meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is disposable?
- Disposable can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce disposable?
- Disposable is pronounced /dɪsˈpəʊzəbl̩/ (UK).
Words near disposable in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: disposable (page history and authors); disposable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); বর্জ্য (Bengali) (page history and authors); disposable (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). 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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