hummable

hummable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English hum
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English hummable

    From hum + -able.

    Adjective

    hummable (comparative more hummable, superlative most hummable)

    1. (music) Suitable for humming or humming along to.
      • 1988 February 26, Achy Obejas, “Calendar”, in Chicago Reader‎[1]:
        It wasn't as though the Dead Kennedys played hummable tunes, but lead singer Jello Biafra is a superstar in his own right.

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