Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agreeability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: agree-abil-i-ty
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being agreeable; pleasantness.

Uncountable

noun

The result, product, or an instance of being agreeable.

Countable

Example Sentences

"[S]he was all good humour, spirits, sense and agreeability. Surely I may make words, when at a loss, if Dr Johnson does."

Etymology

From agreeable (from Middle English agreable, from Old French agreable) by analogy with -ability. By surface analysis, agree + -ability. Compare the only attestation before the 18th century (by Geoffrey Chaucer), Middle English aggreablete, agreablete (“favorable disposition, tolerance”), from Middle French agréableté.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: -ability
Root: agreable

Usage

Inflected Forms

agreeabilities (plural)

Synonyms

agreeableness

Questions

What does agreeability mean?: The property of being agreeable; pleasantness.
Where does agreeability come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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