navigable
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French navigable, from Latin navigabilis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
navigable (comparative more navigable, superlative most navigable)
- (of a body of water) Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels.
- (of a boat) Seaworthy; in a navigable state; steerable.
- (of a balloon) Steerable, dirigible.
- Easy to navigate.
- This Web site isn't very navigable. I can't tell which image links to which page.
Synonyms edit
- navigatable (possibly nonstandard)
Antonyms edit
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Translations edit
for a body of water: sea, river etc.
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for a boat
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Further reading edit
- “navigable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “navigable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “navigable”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
navigable (plural navigables)
Further reading edit
- “navigable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.