Ridable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Able to be used for riding, indicating that an object or creature can be mounted for travel or sport
2. Describing objects or animals that are suitable for being ridden, serving as a means of transport or recreation
3. Suitable for mounting and traveling on, whether by person or vehicle

Etymology: "Ridable" is simply "ride" with the suffix "-able" attached, and it means suitable for riding. The base word traces back through Middle English "riden" and Old English "rīdan" to a Proto-Germanic root meaning to ride, so the core of the word is about as old as English itself. The suffix is a different matter. "-able" came into English through Old French from Latin "-ābilis", which meant capable of being or capable of being done, and Latin's own "-bilis" lies behind it. The English word "rideable" is a compound of the same kind, with the same meaning, and the two spellings are interchangeable. Nothing about the word's history changes its sense: a thing that can be ridden, from a horse to a bicycle, is ridable because the suffix has done exactly what it has always done, turning a verb into a description of what can be done to a thing.

Synonyms: mountable, sittable

Antonyms: unrideable, unsittable