Home › Words › S › seakeepingseakeepingseakeeping means effective operation of a ship at sea; remaining seaworthy.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, seakeeping ranks #16,730 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom sea + keeping.nounEffective operation of a ship at sea; remaining seaworthy.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.seaworthiness 67% match — The property of a watercraft that makes it fit to go to sea. vs seakeeping →seamanship 63% match — Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel at sea. vs seakeeping →seafaring 62% match — Living one's life at sea. vs seakeeping →seamanlike 61% match — Befitting a seaman. vs seakeeping →seamanly 60% match — seamanlike vs seakeeping →seafarer 59% match — Someone whose occupation is operating a ship or boat at sea, for either civilian or military purposes. vs seakeeping →unseamanship 59% match — Lack of seamanship. vs seakeeping →sailworthy 59% match — Of a ship, in a condition suitable for sailing; seaworthy. vs seakeeping →