Standard Lemma guide

roadworthiness

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The property of being roadworthy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

(of motor vehicles) the quality of being fit to drive on the open road

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: worthiness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English road English -worthy English roadworthy Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English roadworthiness From roadworthy + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: liikennekelpoisuus — property of being roadworthy
  • German: Fahrtüchtigkeit — property of being roadworthy
  • German: Verkehrstauglichkeit — property of being roadworthy
  • German: Straßenverkehrstauglichkeit — property of being roadworthy
  • Hungarian: műszaki alkalmasság — property of being roadworthy
  • Macedonian: возна состојба (vozna sostojba) — property of being roadworthy