-ability
See also: ability
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English -ablete, -iblete, -abilite, -ibilite, from Middle French -ableté, -ibleté, -abilité, -ibilité, from Latin -abilitas, -ibilitas, from -abilis (“able”) or -ibilis (“able”) + -tas. Equivalent to -able + -ity.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈbɪl.ə.ti/
Suffix
-ability
- Forms a noun from a verb or an adjective by changing from -able; ability, inclination or suitability for a specified function or condition.
Usage notes
- Most words ending in "ability" formed in English are first attested after corresponding words ending in -able.
- Note that this is not simply -able + -ity: in English it is a parallel formation, not a compound suffix: there is a sound and spelling change. Compare -ably (compound suffix) and -ification (parallel suffix).
- Some words ending in -ability are alterations of words of French origin ending in -abilité or Latin words ending in -abilitās.
Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -ability
terms derived using -ability
- absorbability, from absorbable
- acceptability, from acceptable
- accountability, from accountable
- adaptability, from adaptable
- affability, from affable
- availability, from available
- bouncebackability
- capability, from capable
- culpability, from culpable
- desirability, from desirable
- durability
- flammability
- inability
- inflammability
- instability
- liability
- malleability
- nonability
- palpability
- probability
- readability
- reliability
- respectability
- stability
- suitability
- teachability
- traceability
- variability
Related terms
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
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