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farmable

farmable

1 3.0
Land that can be used to grow crops
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɑrməbl/
translation icon : cultivable
  • But every cubic meter of soil requires 40 liters of water to be farmable.
  • farmable land

Examples

  • A typical family of four will need between 1 and 2 acres of farmable land for use as a garden.

    Blog text (4)
  • Autobiographers also frequently mention whether the parents enlarged the farmable land, went fishing in questionable weather, how they related to the servants, and how well they managed the workers.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The state also combined many small patches of land into more farmable fields.

    Academic text (2011)
  • This latter would explain why Greenland is not now farmable, while in the MWP it was.

    Blog text (20)
  • Being an astute manager, he was already taking the precaution of expanding his farm plots into some of the last remaining farmable land on the island, at considerable cost and effort, to ensure adequate food for his growing family.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Thinking that 20 acres is a minimum size farmable tract without being assembled with other farmland, properties below 20 acres were removed from the dataset, leaving 105 sales.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The farmers are excited because they finally found a large area of farmable land to grow their crops.

  • Only a small portion of the valley is farmable, making it difficult for the region's agriculture to thrive.

  • After testing the soil, they confirmed that the new plot was farmable and perfect for planting vegetables.

Synonyms

arable
vsfarmable
5 5.5

Land that can be used to grow crops

is a common term for general suitability, not only formal agricultural use
tillable
vsfarmable
1 5.8

Land that can be plowed and used to grow crops

is wider, covering land usable for crops even if not ploughed
cultivable
vsfarmable
5.8

Land that is good for farming

is a more general word meaning simply suitable to grow crops
cultivatable
vsfarmable
4.4

Land that can be farmed to grow crops

is broader, focusing on everyday suitability for growing crops rather than nuance
plantable
vsfarmable
3.1

Able to be put in soil so it can grow

is broader, applying to general farm suitability rather than just planting

Antonyms

Land that cannot grow crops

How Farmable

fertile
34 3.2
farmable
1 3.0
marginal
11 4.7
barren
5 7.4

Surface Forms

farmable positive

Morphology

farmable = farm (transparent) = farm + able

Direct derivation from the verb 'farm' with the productive suffix '-able' meaning 'able to be farmed', which is clear to learners.

Etymology

Farmable is made of farm and the ending -able; farm means 'land for growing crops or keeping animals' and -able means 'can be'. So farmable is land that 'can be farmed' or is suitable for growing food.