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bridgeable

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be spanned by, or as if by, a bridge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Possible to reconcile.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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3

adjective

Meaning 3

capable of being connected by a bridge or as if by a bridge

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: unbridgeable

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English bridge Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English bridgeable From bridge + -able.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: où un pont est possible — able to be spanned by, or as if by, a bridge
  • Greek: γεφυρώσιμος (gefyrósimos) — able to be spanned by, or as if by, a bridge
  • French: surmontable — possible to reconcile
  • French: remédiable — possible to reconcile
  • Galician: superable — possible to reconcile
  • Galician: superábel — possible to reconcile
  • Greek: γεφυρώσιμος (gefyrósimos) — possible to reconcile