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flyable

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈflaɪəbəl/
  • rhymes with -aɪəbəl

1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be flown; airworthy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Passable by flight.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *pléwketi Proto-Germanic *fleuganą Proto-West Germanic *fleugan Old English flēogan Middle English fliender. English fly Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English flyable From fly + -able.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: lentokelpoinen — able to be flown
  • Finnish: lentokuntoinen — able to be flown
  • German: flugtüchtig — able to be flown
  • German: fliegbar — able to be flown
  • Finnish: lennettävä — passable by flight
  • German: fliegbar — passable by flight