airworthiness

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UK/ˈɛː.wəː.ði.nɪs/US/ˈɛrwəɹðinɪs/

noun

The state of being airworthy.

Opposite
unairworthiness
OriginEnglish airworthy ← Middle English aire ← Old French air →
Less commonScrabble 19
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Meanings

nounairworthiness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of being airworthy.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
unairworthiness

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  4. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
  5. Latināēr
  6. Old Frenchair
  7. Middle Englishaire
  8. Englishair
  9. Englishairworthy
  10. Englishairworthiness

From airworthy + -ness.

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Translations

Arabic صَلَاحِيَّة الطَائِرَات
  • صَلَاحِيَّة الطَائِرَاتthe state of being airworthy
Chinese Mandarin 適航 /适航
  • 適航 /适航 (shìháng)the state of being airworthy
Dutch luchtwaardigheid
  • luchtwaardigheidthe state of being airworthy
Finnish lentokelpoisuus
  • lentokelpoisuusthe state of being airworthy
French navigabilité, aeronavigabilité
  • navigabilitéthe state of being airworthy
  • aeronavigabilitéthe state of being airworthy
German Flugtauglichkeit, Flugtüchtigkeit
  • Flugtauglichkeitthe state of being airworthy
  • Flugtüchtigkeitthe state of being airworthy
Hebrew כּוֹשֵׁר טִיסָה
  • כּוֹשֵׁר טִיסָהthe state of being airworthy
Indonesian kelayakan terbang, kelaikudaraan
  • kelayakan terbangthe state of being airworthy
  • kelaikudaraanthe state of being airworthy
  • kelaikan udarathe state of being airworthy
Irish acmhainn eitleoireachta
  • acmhainn eitleoireachtathe state of being airworthy
Japanese 耐空性
  • 耐空性 (taikūsei)the state of being airworthy
Korean 감항성
  • 감항성 (gamhangseong)the state of being airworthy
Malay kelayakan terbang, کليکن تربڠ
  • kelayakan terbangthe state of being airworthy
  • کليکن تربڠthe state of being airworthy
Norwegian Bokmål flydyktighet, flygedyktighet
  • flydyktighetthe state of being airworthy
  • flygedyktighetthe state of being airworthy
  • flyvedyktighetthe state of being airworthy
Polish zdatność
  • zdatnośćthe state of being airworthy
Portuguese aeronavegabilidade
  • aeronavegabilidadethe state of being airworthy
Russian лётная го́дность
  • лётная го́дность (ljótnaja gódnostʹ)the state of being airworthy
Spanish aptitud para volar, aeronavegabilidad
  • aptitud para volarthe state of being airworthy
  • aeronavegabilidadthe state of being airworthy
Swedish luftvärdighet
  • luftvärdighetthe state of being airworthy
Cite this entry
APA

airworthiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airworthiness

MLA

“airworthiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airworthiness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “airworthiness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airworthiness.

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