anchorable

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adjective

Capable of being anchored.

OriginEnglish anchor ← Middle English anker ← Old English ancor →
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Meanings

adjectiveanchorable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCapable of being anchored.
  2. not comparableThat can be used as an anchorage.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enk-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ (ắnkūră)bor.?
  3. Latinancora
  4. Proto-Germanic*ankurô
  5. Proto-West Germanic*ankurō
  6. Old Englishancor
  7. Middle Englishanker
  8. Englishanchor
  9. Englishanchorable

From anchor + -able.

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Translations

Portuguese ancorável
  • ancorávelthat can be used as an anchorage
Cite this entry
APA

anchorable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchorable

MLA

“anchorable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchorable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anchorable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchorable.

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