preferable

adjective

pref·​er·​a·​ble ˈpre-f(ə-)rə-bəl 

ˈpre-fər-bəl,

 also  pri-ˈfər-ə-bəl

: having greater value or desirability : being preferred

preferability

ˌpre-f(ə-)rə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

Examples of preferable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The first is the front light, which is functional and definitely preferable to not having a light but which gets nowhere near as bright as the Kindle's and doesn't have any kind of adjustable color temperature feature. —Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 9 Sep. 2024

The fact is that King tapped into a singular magic with his take on Michael Bond’s iconic British immigrant, but even the lesser spell that another filmmaker might cast with it would be preferable to depriving audiences another go-around with Ben Whishaw and the Brown family. —David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024

But almost 20% of Indigenous people think neither candidate would be preferable, or weren't sure. —Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024

Musk offered an apocalyptic take on the issue at this week’s event, referring to an incident when Google’s Gemini said that nuclear war would be preferable to misgendering Caitlyn Jenner. —Will Knight, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1666, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

preferable

adjective

pref·​er·​a·​ble ˈpref-(ə-)rə-bəl 

ˈpref-ər-bəl

: worthy to be preferred : more desirable

preferability

ˌpref-(ə-)rə-ˈbil-ət-ē 

noun

preferably

ˈpref-(ə-)rə-blē 

ˈpref-ər-

adverb