-ability

ability English Alternative forms en -ibility Etymology en :inh enm:-ablete<ety:bor<frm:-ableté<ety:inh<la:-abilitas<ety:af<-ābilis><-tās<id:-ty>>>>>>> 1 From en enm -ablete, enm -iblete, enm -abilite, enm -ibilite, from en frm -ableté, frm -ibleté, frm -abilité, frm -ibilité, from en la -abilitas, la -ibilitas, from la -abilis able or la -ibilis able + la -tās -ty. Equivalent to en -able -ity. See en ability. Pronunciation en /-əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ RP en /-əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ UK en /-əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ [-əˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] US,CA,AU Suffix - + Forms a noun from a verb or an adjective by changing from -able; ability, inclination or suitability for a specified function or condition. en cook cookability Usage notes This suffix is equivalent to en -able + en -ity, but as it involves both a sound and spelling change it can be seen as a suffix in its own right. Compare en -ification (equivalent to en -ify + en -ation). Derived terms en en absorbability acceptability accountability adaptability affability availability bouncebackability capability culpability desirability durability flammability inability inflammability instability liability malleability nonability palpability probability readability reliability respectability stability suitability teachability traceability variability Related terms en other terms ending in "ability" agreeability availability avoidability disability clusterability collocability combinability countability crystallizability editability enforceability enjoyability factorizability falsifiability googlability googleability governability impassability impassibility installability investigability mappability mouldability movability passability playability preventability printability rapability rationalizability recognizability registerability removability repairability resettability respectability scanability seeability supportability togglability tolerability treatability undoability universalisability unmappability usability washability wearability winnability writability Translations forms a noun from a verb French: fr -abilité German: de -barkeit f Hungarian: hu -hatóság, hu -hetőség, hu képesség Indonesian: id -itas, id -abilitas Malay: ms keboleh--an, ms keter--an Polish: pl -ość f Portuguese: pt -abilidade f Romanian: ro -abilitate f, ro -ibilitate f Swedish: sv -barhet Turkish: tr -abilirlik, tr -abilite en productive suffixes