lockable

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US/ˈlɔ.kə.bəl/

adjective

Capable of being locked.

Opposite
unlockable
OriginEnglish lock ← Middle English lok ← Old English loc →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

adjectivelockable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCapable of being locked.

    A desk for personal use with a file drawer that can be locked or a separate lockable file are ^([sic]) also a necessity.

    1987, Henry P Coppolillo, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy of Children
    1 more example

    Because we would be away from the car for an hour or more and because the carrier, though zippable, was not lockable and, in any event, was slashable, we put all the suitcases, etc., in the car with us while we drove downtown from the motel.

    2015, Paul Gabler, Slices of a Life

    Antonyms: unlockable

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCapable of being locked.

Opposite
unlockable

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lewg-
  2. Proto-Germanic*luką
  3. Proto-West Germanic*lok
  4. Old Englishloc
  5. Middle Englishlok
  6. Englishlock
  7. Englishlockable

From lock + -able.

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Translations

Finnish lukittava
  • lukittavacapable of being locked
French verrouillable
  • verrouillablecapable of being locked
Hungarian zárható
  • zárhatócapable of being locked
Norwegian Bokmål låsbar
  • låsbarcapable of being locked
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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