usable

usable or use·a·ble [yoo-zuh-buh l] Word Origin adjective

1. available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.
2. capable of being used: That saw is no longer usable.

Origin of usable 1350–1400; Middle English Middle French; see use, -able Related formsus·a·bil·i·ty, us·a·ble·ness, nounuse·a·bil·i·ty, use·a·ble·ness, nounus·a·bly, use·a·bly, adverbnon·re·us·a·ble, non·re·use·a·ble, adjective, nounnon·us·a·ble, non·use·a·ble, adjectivere·us·a·bil·i·ty, re·use·a·bil·i·ty, nounre·us·a·ble, re·use·a·ble, adjectivere·us·a·ble·ness, re·use·a·ble·ness, nounun·us·a·ble, un·use·a·ble, adjectiveun·us·a·ble·ness, un·use·a·ble·ness, nounun·us·a·bly, un·use·a·bly, adverb British Dictionary definitions for useability usable useable adjective

1. able to be used

Derived Formsusability, useability, usableness or useableness, nounusably or useably, adverb Word Origin and History for useability usable adj.

late 14c., from Old French usable (early 14c.), from user (see use). Not a common word before c.1840. Related: Usably.