governable C2+ Topic:Describing People US /ˈɡʌvərnəbəl/ UK /ˈɡʌvənəbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj capable of being controlled or ruled A hungry, frightened crowd is rarely governable by reason alone. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · capable of being controlled... controllablemanageabletractabledocileamenablecompliant ↔ Opposites ungovernableunrulyunmanageableintractable Word family Derived forms governability Related forms governgovernmentgovernorgovernance Etymology AI details From govern + -able. Govern derives from Old French governer, from Latin gubernare ('to steer, direct'), from Ancient Greek kybernan ('to steer a ship'). gubernare Latin kybernan Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # governable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɡʌvərnəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡʌvənəbəl/ ## Meanings 1. capable of being controlled or ruled ## Examples - A hungry, frightened crowd is rarely governable by reason alone. ## Synonyms - controllable - manageable - tractable - docile - amenable - compliant ## Antonyms - ungovernable - unruly - unmanageable - intractable ## Derived Forms - governability ## Related Forms - govern - government - governor - governance ## Roots and Affixes - Root: gubernare - Root: kybernan ## Etymology From govern + -able. Govern derives from Old French governer, from Latin gubernare ('to steer, direct'), from Ancient Greek kybernan ('to steer a ship'). ## AI Etymology Governable comes from govern + -able. Govern derives from Old French governer, from Latin gubernare ('to steer, direct'), from Ancient Greek kybernan ('to steer a ship'). The etymological trail includes Latin gubernare and Ancient Greek kybernan. As an adjective, governable describes what is capable of being controlled or ruled. The same family is visible in derived forms such as governability and related forms such as govern, government, governor, and governance. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Describing People - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown