ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Adoptable

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Adoptable is an adjective meaning Able to be adopted.

Meaning

Able to be adopted.

More Meanings

  1. Desirable to adopt.
  2. A person or animal that is eligible to be adopted.
  3. (online gaming) A unique creature for a user to adopt.
  4. (art) A character designed by an artist that one can claim ownership of.

Example Sentences

Personability and youthful vigor make this puppy highly adoptable.
Only after reaching three weeks of age are the infants considered adoptable.

Word Forms

Antonyms for adoptable

Common opposites include unadoptable.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rehomable, tameable, fosterable, breedable, abandonable, transitionable.

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