attainable — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained.

   Antonyms

   unaccomplishableunachievableunattainableunobtainable

   Related words

   attainattainerattainmentnonattainment

   Examples

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   Chriſtians, this aſſuring Faith is attainable; pray for it, and vigorouſly preſs after it that you may be ſealed up unto the day of Redemption, that ſo an Entrance may be miniſtred unto you, into the everlaſting Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jeſus Chriſt, [...].

   He even neglected to open his Apprehenſions to Livia, leſt ſhe ſhould be ſo much alarmed, as to be upon her Guard, and thereby render the Enjoyment of his Pleaſures more ſeldom attainable.

   He [...] invites Britain to treat her sister island with kindness and confidence. He deems peace attainable, and thinks that the interests of the empire require that it should be sought.

   For now, since by many prolonged, repeated experiences, I have perceived that in all cases man must eventually lower, or at least shift, his conceit of attainable felicity; not placing it anywhere in the intellect or the fancy; but in the wife, the heart, the bed, the table, the saddle, the fire-side, the country; now that I have perceived all this, I am ready to squeeze case eternally.

   Her [Kate Spade's] name became a shorthand for the cute, clever bags that were an instant hit with cosmopolitan women in the early stages of their careers and, later, young girls – status symbols of a more attainable, all-American sort than a Fendi clutch or Chanel bag.

Noun

1. Something that can be attained.

   Examples

   In this Account God gives of himſelf, there's a beautiful Variety of the moſt uſeful and noble Attainables, to excite our greatest Diligence, [...]

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   So is good housing and medical care and all the other attainables which lead to a better life. But we've allowed these common goals to be compartmentalized and labeled for "special" groups only.

Adjective

1. capable of being attained or accomplished

   Synonyms

   come-at-able

   Examples

   choose an attainable goal

   art is not something that is come-at-able by dint of study