English Explanatory Dictionary

navigable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels.
  2. Seaworthy; in a navigable state; steerable.
  3. Steerable, dirigible.
  4. Easy to navigate.

Pronunciation

/ˈnævɪɡəbəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-navigable.wav

Word forms

navigable more navigable most navigable

Etymology

From Middle French navigable, from Latin navigabilis.

Synonyms

navigatable

Antonyms

unnavigable

Related words

navigatable navigate navigation navigator

Derived words

circumnavigable keyboard-navigable navigability navigableness navigable waters navigably nonnavigable

Translations

Belarusian: судаходны Bulgarian: плавателен Bulgarian: годен за плаване Catalan: navegable Czech: splavný Dutch: bevaarbaar Esperanto: navigebla Finnish: purjehduskelpoinen Finnish: merikelpoinen French: navigable German: schiffbar Ancient Greek: ναυσίπορος Hebrew: עָבִיר לְשַׁיִט Irish: inseolta Irish: instiúrtha Macedonian: пловен Manx: yn-shiaulley Manx: yn-stiurey Norwegian Bokmål: farbar Norwegian Bokmål: seilbar Norwegian Nynorsk: farbar Polish: żeglowny Polish: spławny Portuguese: navegável Russian: судохо́дный Spanish: navegable
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