listenable

[lis-uh-nuh-buhl]

adjective

1. pleasant to listen to.

   soft, listenable music.

listenable

/ ˈlɪsənəbəl /

adjective

1. easy or pleasant to listen to

Other Word Forms

• listenability noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of listenable¹

First recorded in 1915–20; listen + -able

Example Sentences

I’m more aficionado than maniac, but I find them endlessly listenable, rewatchable — they just look great, for one thing — and interesting.

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On “Tranquilizer,” he rescues a humble collection of functional sounds from data oblivion and transforms them into an unusual yet highly listenable and evocative album.

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Hynes confesses, “I’m the worst saxophone player you’ll ever meet,” but he knows how to make it sound “listenable.”

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Some songs really do have it both ways, though: Christmas-appropriate, but also perennially listenable.

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“What I’m most concerned about with A.I. Drake and A.I. Travis Scott is that their music is highly listenable,” she said, “and calls into question any need for an artist once they’ve articulated a distinct ‘voice.’”

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