I want a word that means "something that can be flipped".
Eg. "I have designed a flippable card like animation for my website."
I found the word in Wiktionary, however I did not find it in any other recognised dictionaries.
Is it a valid word? Nonetheless, is there any better alternative that fits my sentence?
Best Answer
The word flippable sounds like a valid word, but should not be regarded as formal English. It is not considered a flat out error though.
There are some formal words like adaptable that have become more standard and have an -able ending, and have become more formal, mostly through Latin and French.
Better alternative for flippable Other alternatives for flippable could be turnable or interchangeable. Interchangeable could be a better alternative than turnable, the Oxford English Dictionary considers interchangeable a word, but not turnable. Interchangeable being used for mutual substitution for something else, (the next card). I wouldn’t say that turnable or interchangeable would be a better alternative for flippable since flippable has an obvious meaning as @nnnnnn noted.
Flippable would be acceptable most times, and understood most times, but wouldn’t always be regarded as “formal”. As for a more formal replacement, interchangeable would be a more formal alternative, but isn’t always a perfect substitution, it depends on the context.
As for adding -able to verbs you can check out: https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/15203/is-putting-able-to-any-verb-allowed