damageable
Definition
Adjective:
- Capable of being harmed or injured: "damageable" describes something that can be physically harmed, impaired, or spoiled.
- Susceptible to damage: It refers to objects, materials, or entities that are not resistant to harm and may be easily broken, deteriorated, or negatively affected by external factors.
Usage Examples
- (The vase is easily broken or harmed.)
- (The furniture can be spoiled by water.)
- (Such devices can be impaired by static shocks.)
Advanced Usage
- "Damageable property": Legal or insurance term referring to assets that can be physically harmed.
- The policy covers all damageable property in the house. (It insures items that can be broken or ruined.)
- "Damageable goods": Items in shipping or storage that are prone to breakage or spoilage.
- Fragile items are classified as damageable goods during transport. (They are likely to be harmed in transit.)
Variants and Related Words
- Damage (noun/verb): harm or injury that impairs value, usefulness, or normal function.
- The storm caused significant damage to the roof. (Harm that impairs the roof.)
- Damaged (adj): having suffered harm or injury.
- The damaged phone no longer works. (The phone is harmed.)
- Damaging (adj): causing harm or injury.
- Smoking is damaging to your health. (It causes harm.)
Synonyms
- Fragile: easily broken or damaged.
- Vulnerable: open to physical or emotional harm.
- Perishable: likely to decay or spoil quickly (often used for food).
- Frail: weak and easily damaged (used for objects or people).
Related Idioms
- "Handle with kid gloves": to treat something very carefully because it is damageable.
- These antique dishes are damageable, so handle them with kid gloves. (Treat them with extreme caution.)
- "On thin ice": in a risky or vulnerable situation that is easily damaged.
- His reputation is on thin ice after the scandal; it is damageable. (His good name is at risk of harm.)
Phrasal Verbs
- "Damage over time": to gradually harm or impair something.
- Exposure to sunlight can damage over time the paint on the car. (Gradual harm occurs.)
- "Damage out": (rare) to cause harm that renders something unusable.
- The rough handling damaged out the machine. (The machine was made unusable.)