Associations to the word «Passable»

Wiktionary

PASSABLE, adjective. That may be passed or traversed.
PASSABLE, adjective. Tolerable; satisfactory; adequate.
PASSABLE, adjective. (sociology) Able to "pass", or be accepted as a member of a race, sex or other group to which society would not otherwise regard one as belonging.

Dictionary definition

PASSABLE, adjective. Able to be passed or traversed or crossed; "the road is passable".
PASSABLE, adjective. About average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley