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seaworthiness

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The property of a watercraft that makes it fit to go to sea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: nautical, transport

Examples

  • The ship leaked like a sieve and rode like a barrel; in other words it was completely lacking in seaworthiness.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

fitness to traverse the seas

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fitness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: soundness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English seaworthy 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 seaworthiness From seaworthy + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: merikelpoisuus — property of being fit to go to sea
  • German: Seetüchtigkeit — property of being fit to go to sea
  • Hebrew: כֹּשֶׁר שַׁיִט — property of being fit to go to sea
  • Macedonian: пловна состојба (plovna sostojba) — property of being fit to go to sea
  • Polish: zdatność do żeglugi — property of being fit to go to sea
  • Swedish: sjövärdighet — property of being fit to go to sea