preferable
pronunciation
How to pronounce preferable in British English:
UK [ˈprefrəbl]
How to pronounce preferable in American English:
US [ˈprefrəbl]
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- Adjective:
- more desirable than another
Word Origin
- preferable (adj.)
- 1640s, from or on model of French préférable, from préfér (see prefer). OED notes preferrable is better English but has not prevailed. Related: Preferably.
Example
- 1. This is the classic and preferable model of reform .
- 2. A preferable solution today would be marine reserves , the more , and the bigger , the better .
- 3. Forests , too , are regrowing in rich countries , though still being lost in poor places where slash-and-burn is preferable to starvation .
- 4. An implantable device would obviously be preferable , but so far , scientists have not been able to come up with a system that mimics everything the kidney can do .
- 5. But he said that in his view a preferable alternative to " border tax-type measures " would be carbon allowances for us trade-sensitive and energy-intensive businesses to help them avoid incurring bigger costs than their competitors in china and elsewhere .