avoidable
/əˈvɔɪdəbl̩/
Meaning
Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.
Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.
Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.
Something that can or should be avoided.
Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.
Something that can or should be avoided.
Examples
The minister confessed that many of the deaths were avoidable.
Beyond the avoidable deaths that are already visible, something ominous is happening below the surface in crisis zones.
For their part, Europeans say they are not wavering from their decision not to get involved in a war they believe was not necessary, that they were not consulted on, and which now has triggered an avoidable global economic crisis.
Though Mrs Golson re-appeared regularly at the Twyborns', she was on my list of avoidables from the night of the corked moustache until she sprang upon us yesterday.
Word Forms
more avoidable
most avoidable
avoidables
Etymology
Etymology tree
English avoid
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English avoidable
From avoid + -able.