listenable

[ lis-uh-nuh-buhl ]

/ ˈlɪs ə nə bəl /

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adjective

pleasant to listen to: soft, listenable music.

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Origin of listenable

First recorded in 1915–20; listen + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM listenable

lis·ten·a·bil·i·ty, noun

Words nearby listenable

listed company, listed security, listee, listel, listen, listenable, listener, listenership, listen in, listening post, listen to reason

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How to use listenable in a sentence

Those songs might not be any less cringe, but at least they’re halfway listenable.
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The results are imperfect, messy, sprawling, and yet, for much of it, beautiful and endlessly listenable.
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British Dictionary definitions for listenable

listenable

/ (ˈlɪsənəbəl) /

adjective

easy or pleasant to listen to

Derived forms of listenable

listenability, noun

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