conceivability

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English conceive
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 conceivability

    From conceive + -ability.

    Noun

    conceivability (countable and uncountable, plural conceivabilities)

    1. The characteristic of being conceivable; the ability to be conceived, believed, or understood.
    2. Something that is conceivable.

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    References

    1. ^ “conceivability, conceivableness”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.
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