maintainable

adjective

main·​tain·​able (ˈ)mān-ˈtā-nə-bəl 

mən-

: capable of being maintained

maintainability

(ˈ)mān-ˌtā-nə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

mən-

noun

The only problem with the F-20 was that nobody wanted it, despite its maintainability and low price.

—Air & Space Smithsonian, June/July 1992

Word History

Etymology

Middle English mayntenable, from mayntenen, maintenen, verb + -able

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Rhymes for maintainable

• trainable
• ascertainable
• unattainable
• unexplainable
• unobtainable
• unsustainable
• attainable
• explainable
• obtainable
• sustainable