ridable

or ride·a·ble

[ rahy-duh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being ridden, ride, as a horse.
2. capable of being ridden ride over, through, etc., as a road or a stream.

Other Words From

• rida·bili·ty noun
• un·rida·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ridable¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; ride + -able

Example Sentences

To prepare the revamped park for a global tour with production help from Live Nation, a curatorial team with a collective C.V. that includes the Tate Modern, MOCA, the Kitchen and the Shed is engaging a fresh slate of artists to contribute new interactive and ridable pieces.

From New York Times

Ms. Shia also maintains a studio there, where she creates artistic yet ridable motorcycle sculptures.

From New York Times

Horses are ridable at all, in a way that, say, lions and tigers are not, in large part, I believe, because equines are prey animals, bound to the herd.

From New York Times

Historically, about two-thirds of dockless rental bikes are ridable, based on Traffic Lab’s running database of 516 attempts, covering two years and four companies.

From Seattle Times

And at the south end of the park, the SeaGlass Carousel spins ridable fish inside a swirly glass shell; it’s worth a quick ’gram at the very least.

From New York Times