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tillable

adj · 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -ɪləbəl

1

adj

Meaning 1

able to be tilled or ploughed; arable

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

(of farmland) capable of being farmed productively

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: arable, cultivable, cultivatable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: орна (orna) — able to be tilled
  • Bulgarian: обработваема (obrabotvaema) — able to be tilled
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可耕种的 — able to be tilled
  • Finnish: viljelykelpoinen — able to be tilled
  • Italian: arativo — able to be tilled
  • Italian: dissodabile — able to be tilled
  • Italian: lavorativo — able to be tilled
  • Manx: yn-traaueit — able to be tilled
  • Portuguese: arável — able to be tilled