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attainable

adjective

  1. capable of being reached or achieved
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈteɪ.nə.bəl/ / /əˈtæɪ.nə.bəl/

adj

Etymology: From attain + -able.

  1. Able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained.

    Chriſtians, this aſſuring Faith is attainable; pray for it, and vigorouſly preſs after it that you may be ſealed up unto the day of Redemption, that ſo an Entrance may be miniſtred unto you, into the everlaſting Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jeſus Chriſt, [...].

    He even neglected to open his Apprehenſions to Livia, leſt ſhe ſhould be ſo much alarmed, as to be upon her Guard, and thereby render the Enjoyment of his Pleaſures more ſeldom attainable.

noun

Etymology: From attain + -able.

  1. Something that can be attained.

    In this Account God gives of himſelf, there's a beautiful Variety of the moſt uſeful and noble Attainables, to excite our greatest Diligence, [...]

    So is good housing and medical care and all the other attainables which lead to a better life. But we've allowed these common goals to be compartmentalized and labeled for "special" groups only.