Unloadable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. An object that lacks the ability to be removed from a transport vehicle or storage unit
2. Unable to be taken off from a vehicle or container due to its nature or condition
3. Incapable of being removed from a holding place or transport item because of restrictions or issues

Etymology: "Unloadable" is a plain formation: the prefix "un-", meaning "not", attached to "loadable," which itself is "load" plus the suffix "-able." That suffix descends through Old French from Latin "-abilis," a formula for "capable of being," and it reached English in Middle English. So the word's structure is simply "not capable of being loaded," narrowed in use to cargo that cannot be taken off a vehicle or container. The second source tree gives a different route. Here "unloadable" is built from "unload" plus "-able," and "unload" itself is formed from "un-" added to "load," a pattern that reflects the older Germanic prefix "un-" that English has used for centuries to reverse or negate an action. Whichever way the word was assembled, the suffix and prefix do the same work: they turn a verb about placing cargo into a description of cargo that resists removal.

Synonyms: removable, dischargeable

Antonyms: loadable, attachable