workability

English

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.

    Noun

    workability (countable and uncountable, plural workabilities)

    1. The ease with which something can be worked or fashioned.
    2. The quality of being workable; practical capacity to succeed.
      I dispute the workability of the new plan.

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