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-ability
noun suffix
: ability, fitness, or likeliness to act or be acted on in (such) a way
Full Definition of -ABILITY
: capacity, fitness, or tendency to act or be acted on in a (specified) way <agglutinability>
Variants of -ABILITY
-ability also -ibility
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Origin of -ABILITY
Middle English -abilite, -ibilite, from Anglo-French -abilité, -ibilité, from Latin -abilitas, -ibilitas, from -abilis, -ibilis -able + -tas -ty
-ABILITY Defined for Kids
-ability
noun suffix -abil·i·ty \ə-ˈbi-lə-tē\
plural -abil·i·ties also -ibil·i·ties
Definition of -ABILITY for Kids
: ability, fitness, or likeliness to act or be acted upon in (such) a way <capability> <visibility>
Variants of -ABILITY
-abil·i·ty also -ibil·i·ty \ə-ˈbi-lə-tē\
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