matchable

English

Etymology

From match +‎ -able.

Adjective

matchable (comparative more matchable, superlative most matchable)

  1. Able to be matched.

Derived terms

Noun

matchable (plural matchables)

  1. Something that can be matched.
    • 2015, Peter Baskerville, Kris Inwood, Lives in Transition: Longitudinal Analysis from Historical Sources, page 209:
      Both the matchables and the unmatchables direct us along new lines of inquiry. The matchables invite study of kinship, neighbouring, and property as advantageous ladders of social advancement, while the unmatchables invite inquiry into risk, its incidence, and the strategies young people were employing […]
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