Dispensable

Pronunciation: /dɪˈspɛnsəbəl/

Definitions of dispensable

adjective capable of being done without; not necessary or essential

Example Sentences

A1 Food is essential, but dessert is dispensable.

A2 In some cultures, formal greetings are considered dispensable.

B1 The extra decorations on the cake were nice, but ultimately dispensable.

B2 Some people find social media to be dispensable in their daily lives.

C1 The company decided that the department was dispensable and could be cut from the budget.

C2 The luxury car came with many dispensable features that added to the price.

Examples of dispensable in a Sentence

formal In this experiment, the control group is considered dispensable.

informal Do you really think that extra feature is dispensable?

slang That old phone case is totally dispensable, dude.

figurative Her presence at the meeting felt dispensable, like she didn't really contribute anything significant.

Grammatical Forms of dispensable

• past tense: dispensed
• plural: dispensables
• comparative: more dispensable
• superlative: most dispensable
• present tense: dispenses
• future tense: will dispense
• perfect tense: has dispensed
• continuous tense: is dispensing
• singular: dispensable
• positive degree: dispensable
• infinitive: to dispense
• gerund: dispensing
• participle: dispensed

Origin and Evolution of dispensable

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'dispensable' originated from the Latin word 'dispensabilis', which is derived from the verb 'dispensare' meaning 'to distribute or manage.'

Evolution of the word: Originally used in the sense of something that could be distributed or managed, the word 'dispensable' evolved to mean something that is not essential or necessary, and can be done away with.