Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

steerable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
steer-able
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being steered.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English steer Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English steerable From steer + -able.

Inflected Forms

more steerable (comparative) most steerable (superlative)

Derived Forms

steerableness steerably

Synonyms

navigable dirigible maneuverable guidable

Antonyms

unsteerable indirigible directionless unnavigable innavigable

Questions

What does steerable mean?
Capable of being steered.
Where does steerable come from?
Etymology tree English steer Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English steerable From steer + -able.

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