"selectability" meaning in English

See selectability in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: selectabilities [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin sē- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin sēlegō Latin sēlēctuslbor. English select Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis 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 selectability From select + -ability. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|select|-ability|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin sē- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin sēlegō Latin sēlēctuslbor. English select Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis 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. 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Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} selectability (countable and uncountable, plural selectabilities)
  1. The ability to be selected. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  2. Worth; the appropriateness for being selected. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  3. The ability to be selected from. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-selectability-en-noun-3gJns2kC Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ability Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ability: 50 2 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unselectability

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *s(w)éder.\nLatin sē-\nProto-Indo-European *leǵ-\nProto-Indo-European *-eti\nProto-Indo-European *léǵeti\nProto-Italic *legō\nLatin legō\nLatin sēlegō\nLatin sēlēctuslbor.\nEnglish select\nProto-Indo-European *-tḗr\nProto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder.\nProto-Indo-European *-dʰlis\nProto-Italic *-ðlis\nLatin -bilis\nLatin -ābilis\nProto-Indo-European *-teh₂\nProto-Indo-European *-ts\nProto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts\nProto-Italic *-tāts\nLatin -tās\nLatin -abilitas\nMiddle French -abletébor.\nMiddle English -ablete\nEnglish -ability\nEnglish selectability\nFrom select + -ability.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "selectabilities",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "selectability (countable and uncountable, plural selectabilities)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The ability to be selected."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "select",
          "select"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Worth; the appropriateness for being selected."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The ability to be selected from."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "selectability"
}

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