navigable

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈnævɪɡəbəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #72972

Meanings

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adj
able to be sailed on or through safely

navigable waters

Thesaurus

Synonyms

navigatable

Opposites

unnavigableimpassable

Word family

Derived forms circumnavigablekeyboard-navigablenavigabilitynavigablenessnavigablynonnavigable

Related forms navigatablenavigate navigation navigator

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Phrases (1)

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navigable channel
a passage of water that vessels can travel through safely

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle French navigable, from Latin navigabilis.

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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