Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

workability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
work-a-bil-i-ty
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ease with which something can be worked or fashioned.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The quality of being workable; practical capacity to succeed.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English work 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 workability From work + -ability.

Usage

Inflected Forms

workabilities (plural)

Derived Forms

teleworkability unworkability

Questions

What does workability mean?
The ease with which something can be worked or fashioned.
Where does workability come from?
Etymology tree English work 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 workability From work + -ability.

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