electability

/ɪlˌɛktəbˈɪləti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

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noun

"That applicant, the aide said, focused on electability and appeal to voters in all 62 counties of New York, and spoke not only of retaining the seat, but of delivering votes for Mr. Paterson. “We figured that the major frame that he’s looking through in this is his own re-election in 2010,” the aide said."

Etymology tree English elect Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom 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 electability From elect + -ability.

electabilities (plural)

re-electability

electable elect

responsibility utility availability capability mobility flexibility reliability fertility hostility volatility nobility feasibility

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How do you pronounce electability?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɪlˌɛktəbˈɪləti/.

What does electability mean?

The capability of a candidate to be elected.

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