arable C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈer.ə.bəl/ UK /ˈær.ə.bəl/ See IPA manual Freq #55563 Meanings 1 adj suitable for or used in growing crops Only a narrow strip of the valley is arable because the surrounding slopes are rocky. 2 noun land used or suitable for growing crops The estate includes forty hectares of arable and twenty hectares of pasture. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · suitable for or used in... cultivabletillablefarmable 2 noun · land used or suitable for... croplandfarmland ↔ Opposites barrenuncultivableinarable Word family Derived forms nonarable Related forms tillagecultivationcropland Etymology From Middle English arable and Old French arable, from Latin arabilis, 'capable of being plowed.' The Latin adjective is based on arare, 'to plow,' plus -bilis, 'able to be.' Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # arable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈer.ə.bəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈær.ə.bəl/ **Frequency rank:** 55563 ## Meanings 1. suitable for or used in growing crops 2. land used or suitable for growing crops ## Examples - Only a narrow strip of the valley is arable because the surrounding slopes are rocky. - The estate includes forty hectares of arable and twenty hectares of pasture. ## Synonyms - cultivable - tillable - farmable ## Antonyms - barren - uncultivable - inarable ## Derived Forms - nonarable ## Related Forms - tillage - cultivation - cropland ## Etymology From Middle English arable and Old French arable, from Latin arabilis, 'capable of being plowed.' The Latin adjective is based on arare, 'to plow,' plus -bilis, 'able to be.' ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown