buildable

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Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan
Old English bytlan
Middle English bilden
English build
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English buildable

    From build + -able.

    Adjective

    buildable (comparative more buildable, superlative most buildable)

    1. That can be built.
    2. (construction) Suitable for building on.
      • 2007 May 8, Katharine Q. Seelye, “A Museum for Artifacts of the News Media’s Hunters and Gatherers”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 December 2025:
        It is […] perched on the last buildable site on the presidential inaugural parade route between the Capitol and the White House.
      • 2026 September 27, CalMatters, “How Airbnb is fighting for its place on California's coast”, in San Francisco Chronicle‎[2], archived from the original on 28 September 2026:
        Houses are nestled into nearly every inch of buildable land, surrounded by open space and next to a shoreline known for its surfing and the country’s most scenic Taco Bell.

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