posable

adjective

pos·​able ˈpō-zə-bəl How to pronounce posable (audio)
variants or poseable
: capable of being posed in various positions
Out of the seemingly innocent stuff of child's play—posable plastic women, cowboy figures, fake fish, and ventriloquists' dummies—Laurie Simmons creates wry, highly theatrical scenes, haunting for their melancholy evocations of a time that never was.A. M. Homes
This 15-inch poseable plush doll is sophisticated (but not grown), fashion-forward (but not tarty), and cute (but not pouty).Parenting

Examples of posable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Young builders can create a vibrant peacock, dragonfly, or butterfly, each with posable features, like the peacock’s feathers and the dragonfly’s and butterfly’s wings. Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024 How to get it: The 10-foot posable skeleton is available for $229.99 online and in-store. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024 The discount chain has released a 10-foot tall LED posable skeleton for the 2024 season, priced at about 70 dollars less than OG Skelly. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024 This four-piece set of transformable fidget toys features a central spinner with six posable chain arms and can even be used as a phone holder. Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 13 Aug. 2024 With this Lego Ideas Insect Collection, teens can build three life-size, posable models of bugs in their natural habitats. Patrice J. Williams, Parents, 12 July 2024 The big skeletons, which have posable limbs, became hot during the pandemic three years ago, and some were just so large — and expensive, costing hundreds and thousands of dollars online — that some people decided to just leave them up, accessorizing them for various holidays. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2024 There are 15 stems, each with posable petals and leaves that snap on to create a custom bouquet. Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024 Independently posable chopsticks permit grasping a nearly limitless variety of objects with a straightforward mechanical design. IEEE Spectrum, 7 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of posable was in 1964

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“Posable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posable. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.

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