matchable

adj, noun — 2 senses

matchable

adj

Etymology From match + -able.

1

Able to be matched.

Derived terms
immatchable, matchableness, unmatchable

matchable

noun

Etymology From match + -able.

1

Something that can be matched.

  • Both the matchables and the unmatchables direct us along new lines of inquiry. The matchables invite study of kinship, neighbouring, and property as advantageous ladders of social advancement, while the unmatchables invite inquiry into risk, its incidence, and the strategies young people were employing […]2015, Peter Baskerville, Kris Inwood, Lives in Transition: Longitudinal Analysis from Historical Sources, page 209:

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