walkable.

Suitable, convenient, or manageable to move through or cover on foot.

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Words that belong together

• walkable neighborhood
• walkable city
• walkable distance

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The neighborhood was walkable enough for her to stop owning a car.

The shops were close on the map, but wide roads made the district hardly walkable.

They chose a hotel within a walkable distance of the venue.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. For a neighborhood, implies practical pedestrian access rather than merely the physical possibility of walking. Can also describe a manageable distance. Comparative: more walkable; superlative: most walkable.