seaworthy

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UK/ˈsiːwɜːði/US/ˈsiːwɝði/

adjective

Fit for service at sea.

Opposite
UncommonScrabble 18

Meanings

adjectiveseaworthy (comparative seaworthier, superlative seaworthiest)

comparative seaworthier · superlative seaworthiest · alternative sea-worthy

  1. nauticalFit for service at sea.

    Yet everybody knows that a cargo properly stowed in a seaworthy craft reaches market in much the better condition than by rail, though perhaps it is some hours longer on the way.

    1922, James A. Cooper, Sheila of Big Wreck Cove

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

adjectivefit for a sea voyage

Opposite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian мореходен
  • мореходен (morehoden)fit for the sea
Catalan mariner
  • marinerfit for the sea
Chinese Mandarin 適航的 /适航的
  • 適航的 /适航的 (shìháng de)fit for the sea
Danish sødygtig
  • sødygtigfit for the sea
Finnish merikelpoinen
  • merikelpoinenfit for the sea
French en état de navigabilité, en état de naviguer
  • en état de navigabilitéfit for the sea
  • en état de naviguerfit for the sea
German seetüchtig, seetauglich
  • seetüchtigfit for the sea
  • seetauglichfit for the sea
Hebrew כָּשִׁיר לְשַׁיִט
  • כָּשִׁיר לְשַׁיִט (kashir leshayit)fit for the sea
Icelandic haffær
  • haffærfit for the sea
Irish acmhainneach
  • acmhainneachfit for the sea
Polish zdatny do żeglugi
  • zdatny do żeglugifit for the sea
Russian морехо́дный
  • морехо́дный (morexódnyj)fit for the sea
Spanish marinero, apto para navegar
  • marinerofit for the sea
  • apto para navegarfit for the sea
  • en condiciones para navegarfit for the sea
Swedish sjövärdig, sjöduglig
  • sjövärdigfit for the sea
  • sjödugligfit for the sea
Welsh addas i'r môr
  • addas i'r môrfit for the sea

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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