walkable

English

Etymology

walk +‎ -able

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɔːkəbəl/, [ˈwɔːkəbɫ̩]
• Rhymes: -ɔːkəbəl

Adjective

walkable (comparative more walkable, superlative most walkable)

1. Able to be walked; suitable for pedestrians.

   This route is no longer walkable since the bush and the vines grew over it.

   Cities were generally much more walkable before the mid-20th century.

2. Short enough or close enough to be accessible by walking.

   Is the train station walkable from here?

Related terms

• walkability

Translations

able to be walked

• French: marchable (fr)
• Malayalam: നടക്കാവുന്ന (naṭakkāvunna)
• Portuguese: andável
• Swedish: promenadvänlig

close enough

• Swedish: på/inom gångavstånd (sv)