Definitions for: Preferable

[adj] more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is 'Dan'"

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: desirable, preferred