rideable

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adjective

Fit to be ridden.

Opposite
unrideable
OriginEnglish ride ← Middle English riden ← Old English rīdan →
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Meanings

adjectiverideable (comparative more rideable, superlative most rideable)

comparative more rideable · superlative most rideable · alternative ridable

  1. horse; or the like; horse; or the likeFit to be ridden.
  2. or the likeroadFit to be traveled on bicycle, horseback, etc.

    We have had some splendid rideable weather this last week, and we doubt not that the pedal-pushers of this district have not failed to take advantage of it.

    1885 June 20, “Our Cycling Corner”, in The Croydon Advertiser and Surrey County Reporter, number 863, page 3, column 6
nounrideable (plural rideables)

plural rideables · alternative ridable

  1. Any small vehicle, such as an electric scooter, designed to be used by a single person.

Synonyms & antonyms

antonym(s) of “fit to be ridden”

Opposite
unrideable

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*rīdaną
  2. Proto-West Germanic*rīdan
  3. Old Englishrīdan
  4. Middle Englishriden
  5. Englishride
  6. Englishrideable

From ride + -able.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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