different between unnavigable vs navigable

English

Etymology

un- +? navigable

Adjective

unnavigable (comparative more unnavigable, superlative most unnavigable)

1. (nautical) not navigable; impossible to sail through
2. (of a path, trail, or route) that cannot be used for any reason.

   The trail was unnavigable since the flood washed it away.

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle French navigable, from Latin navigabilis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?næv???b?l/

Adjective

navigable (comparative more navigable, superlative most navigable)

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

Synonyms

• navigatable (possibly nonstandard)

Antonyms

• unnavigable

Derived terms

• keyboard-navigable
• navigability

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• navigable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• navigable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• navigable at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Etymology

From naviguer +? -able

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.vi.?abl/

Adjective

navigable (plural navigables)

1. navigable

Further reading

• “navigable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).