'Preferable' definitions:
Definition of 'preferable'
(from WordNet)
adjective
More desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'" [syn: preferable, preferred]
Definition of 'Preferable'
From: GCIDE
- Preferable \Pref"er*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]f['e]rable.] Worthy to be preferred or chosen before something else; more desirable; as, a preferable scheme. --Addison. [1913 Webster]