attainable
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of attainable
Explanation
You can do it, no doubt about it. Yes, your goal is attainable: within reach and not too difficult to achieve. Attainable has roots in Latin words that mean “to reach” and “to touch.” If you can reach it and you can touch it, you’ve practically got it, and it’s clearly attainable. The box on the top shelf is attainable once you get a chair to stand on. Saving enough money for a car is an attainable goal if you’ve got a job that pays well. Keep visiting this site and a good vocabulary is attainable — guaranteed.
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Example Sentences
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Attainable, lightweight and available with a manual transmission, the BRZ sport coupe is both an entry point for blossoming drivers and a weekend toy for those with a little cash to spare.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2022
When you make your resolution "Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time-Bound," you set yourself up for success.
From Fox News • Dec. 26, 2021
Heaven, of the good Attainable, through the wild sea of night, That hath not ebb nor flow, Canute went on, And ever walking, came to a closed door, That from beneath showed a mysterious light.
From Poems by Hugo, Victor
Self-Examination, 238 Danger of Neglecting it, 238 Assurance Attainable, 239 Witness of the Spirit, 239 Objects, 241 1.
From A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females Being a Series of Letters from a Brother to a Younger Sister by Newcomb, Harvey
Attainable, it seems, must be the peace and plenty and sweet content of fame—that glamour of achievement that never was on sea or land.
From The "Genius" by Dreiser, Theodore
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