"playability" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: playabilities [plural]
Etymology: From play + -ability or playable + -ity. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|play|ability}} play + -ability, {{suffix|en|playable|ity}} playable + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} playability (usually uncountable, plural playabilities)
  1. The state or property of being playable. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (property of being playable): xugabilidá [feminine] (Asturian), jugabilitat [feminine] (Catalan), jouabilité [feminine] (French), xogabilidade [feminine] (Galician), grywalność [feminine] (Polish), jogabilidade [feminine] (Portuguese), jugabilidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-playability-en-noun-5H7beoNl Disambiguation of 'property of being playable': 97 3
  2. The quality and enjoyability of a game's gameplay. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (overall quality of gameplay): xugabilidá [feminine] (Asturian), jugabilitat [feminine] (Catalan), pelattavuus (Finnish), jouabilité [feminine] (French), xogabilidade [feminine] (Galician), Spielbarkeit [feminine] (German), 게임성 (geimseong) (Korean), grywalność [feminine] (Polish), jogabilidade [feminine] (Portuguese), jugabilidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-playability-en-noun-8Gxz0FJ7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ability, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ability: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 5 95 Disambiguation of 'overall quality of gameplay': 0 100

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