Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ility

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: il-i-ty
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abstract quality that good software should exhibit.

Example Sentences

"One reason to use software libraries is that the authors have had time to add ilities in addition to the basic functionality."

Etymology

From the common suffix of various desirable qualities, e.g. testability, reliability.

Inflected Forms

ilities (plural)

Questions

What does ility mean?: An abstract quality that good software should exhibit.
Where does ility come from?: From the common suffix of various desirable qualities, e.g. testability, reliability.

How to pronounce ility

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