improvabilityn.

Brit.

/ɪmˌpruːvəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ᵻmˌpruvəˈbɪlədi/

Forms: 1700s– improvability, 1700s– improveability.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: improvable adj.², -ity suffix.

Etymology: < improvable adj.² + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix.

The quality of being improvable (improvable adj.²); capacity for improvement (in various senses). Cf. improvableness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [noun] > quality of being improvable

improvableness1652

improvability1777

cultivability1881

1777 London Rev. June 425 Nor is the study thereof to be slighted, as long as the improveability of man is thought worthy to hold a place in his speculations.

1791 ‘T. Newte’ Prospects & Observ. Tour 180 Great Britain has not yet come near to the ultimatum of its improveability.

1813 T. Jefferson Let. 15 June in Papers: Retirem. Ser. (2009) VI. 194 One of the questions..was on the improvability of the human mind.

1872 J. Ruskin Munera Pulveris ii. 37 The primal importance of the supposed national store or stock, and..its destructibility or improveability by the holders of it.

1916 W. A. McCall Correlation Psychol. & Educ. Measurem. iv. 50 It is conceivable that improvability with a speed test is a better intellectual index.

1979 ThirdWay May 25/3 Marxism is utopian, believing in the improvability if not the perfectibility of human nature.

2003 K. Adams & J. M. Corrigan Priority Areas for National Action ii. 35 Improvability reflects the degree to which existing gaps in the use of proven best practices can be closed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	improvability
释义	improvabilityn. Brit. /ɪmˌpruːvəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ᵻmˌpruvəˈbɪlədi/ Forms: 1700s– improvability, 1700s– improveability. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: improvable adj.², -ity suffix. Etymology: < improvable adj.² + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. The quality of being improvable (improvable adj.²); capacity for improvement (in various senses). Cf. improvableness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [noun] > quality of being improvable improvableness1652 improvability1777 cultivability1881 1777 London Rev. June 425 Nor is the study thereof to be slighted, as long as the improveability of man is thought worthy to hold a place in his speculations. 1791 ‘T. Newte’ Prospects & Observ. Tour 180 Great Britain has not yet come near to the ultimatum of its improveability. 1813 T. Jefferson Let. 15 June in Papers: Retirem. Ser. (2009) VI. 194 One of the questions..was on the improvability of the human mind. 1872 J. Ruskin Munera Pulveris ii. 37 The primal importance of the supposed national store or stock, and..its destructibility or improveability by the holders of it. 1916 W. A. McCall Correlation Psychol. & Educ. Measurem. iv. 50 It is conceivable that improvability with a speed test is a better intellectual index. 1979 ThirdWay May 25/3 Marxism is utopian, believing in the improvability if not the perfectibility of human nature. 2003 K. Adams & J. M. Corrigan Priority Areas for National Action ii. 35 Improvability reflects the degree to which existing gaps in the use of proven best practices can be closed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1777
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