preferable

The definition of preferable is something that you would rather have.

(adjective)

An example of something preferable is a seat by the window, instead of by the kitchen.

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See preferable in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

more desirable; to be preferred

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See preferable in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
More desirable or worthy than another; preferred: Coffee is preferable to tea, I think.

Related Forms:

  • prefˌer·a·bilˈi·ty, prefˈer·a·ble·ness noun
  • prefˈer·a·bly adverb

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