answerability

answerability

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English answer
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Proto-Italic *-tāts
Latin -tās
Latin -abilitas
Middle French -abletébor.
Middle English -ablete
English -ability
English answerability

    From answer + -ability.

    Noun

    answerability (usually uncountable, plural answerabilities)

    1. The state of being answerable.
      Synonym: answerableness
      Antonyms: unanswerability, unanswerableness
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