listenable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- listenability noun
Etymology
Origin of listenable
Example Sentences
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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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025
Ahead of the performance, David Allen listened to Dudamel’s recordings — most of which, he writes, are “perfectly listenable, and some are impressive.”
From New York Times • May 17, 2023
In normal football life, says the listenable Demercado, the running back who gained 150 yards against Michigan, there’s this: “You go out to practice, and somebody’s like, ‘Oh, I don’t want to practice today.’
From Washington Post • Jan. 1, 2023
It's a greatest hits album featuring versions you've never heard before, and it's as endlessly listenable as it is constantly surprising.
From Salon • May 30, 2022
The recordings are compulsively listenable, as was Friday’s bigger, grander and more gripping performance.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2019
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