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Webster 1913 Edition

Drinkable

Drink′a-ble

,

Adj.

Capable of being drunk; suitable for drink; potable.

Macaulay.

Also used substantively, esp. in the plural.

Steele.

Webster 1828 Edition

Drinkable

DRINKABLE

,

Adj.

That may be drank; fit or suitable for drink; potable.

Definition 2024

drinkable

drinkable

English

Adjective

drinkable ‎(comparative more drinkable, superlative most drinkable)

(of water) Safe to drink.
(of an alcoholic beverage, especially wine) Of good or satisfactory quality.

Synonyms

(safe to drink): potable, drinkworthy, safe to drink
(of good or satisfactory quality):

Antonyms

(safe to drink): impotable, undrinkable
(of good or satisfactory quality): undrinkable

Coordinate terms

edible, eatable, comestible

Translations

safe to drink

Belarusian: пітны ‎(pítny)
Bulgarian: питеен ‎(piteen), годен за пиене ‎(goden za piene)
Catalan: potable
Chinese:
Mandarin: 可飲用的 (zh), 可饮用的 (zh) ‎(kě yǐnyòng de)
Czech: pitný
Dutch: drinkbaar (nl)
Finnish: juomakelpoinen, juotava (fi)
French: potable (fr) m, f, buvable (fr)
German: trinkbar
Greek: πόσιμος (el) m ‎(pósimos)

Hungarian: iható (hu)
Italian: potabile (it) m, f
Norman: potabl'ye
Macedonian: питок m ‎(pítok), питка f ‎(pítka), питко n ‎(pítka)
Manx: yn-iu, iuoil
Norwegian:

Bokmål: drikkelig, drikkbar

Nynorsk: drikkbar
Portuguese: potável (pt)
Romanian: potabil (ro)
Russian: питьево́й (ru) ‎(pitʹjevój)
Spanish: potable (es)
Ukrainian: питни́й ‎(pytnýj)

of good or satisfactory quality

Bulgarian: пивък ‎(pivǎk)
Finnish: juotava (fi)
French: buvable (fr)

Hungarian: iható (hu)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: drikkelig, drikkbar

Nynorsk: drikkbar

Noun

drinkable ‎(plural drinkables)

(chiefly in the plural) That which can be drunk.