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lockable

lockable

1 3.0
Able to be closed and kept shut with a key or code
  • adjective
  • /ˈlɑːkəbl/
translation icon : bloqueable
  • Each all-gender bathroom is a lockable, single-stall room similar to the "family restrooms" found in malls and airports.
  • lockable storage
  • lockable door
  • lockable compartment

Examples

  • For extra security, ensure that your bike is stored in a lockable garage.

  • Unlike the Eight Bits Inc. display, the Agamemnon area—which was twice as large to begin with, an end-of-the-row double—had something like a private room in it, a three-sided vertical display unit with a lockable door.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The boundaries of the apartment are generally defined by a perimeter of locked or lockable doors.

    Blog text (6)

  • All hazardous liquids, such as bleach, should be stored in a lockable cupboard.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The filing cabinet has several lockable compartments to keep sensitive documents safe.

  • The toolbox is equipped with a lockable lid to prevent loss of tools.

Synonyms

securable
vslockable
4.1

Can be fastened so it stays in place

is meant to be fastened using a key or code operated device

Antonyms

unlockable
1 2.8

Needs a key, code, or device to open

How Secure

impenetrable
19 7.3
secure
318 3.2
lockable
1 3.0
unsecured
4 5.3

Surface Forms

lockable positive

Morphology

lockable = lock (transparent) = lock + able

Standard adjectival formation from the verb 'lock' with -able, meaning 'able to be locked', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word lockable is easy to remember because it joins lock, a device that keeps doors or boxes closed and safe, with the ending -able meaning 'can be'. So lockable means 'can be locked' and describes something you can close and keep safe with a lock.