interpretativenessn.
/ɪnˈtəːprɪtətɪvnɪs/ The quality or condition of being interpretative.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > interpretation > [noun] > quality
interpretableness1685
interpretability1854
describabilitya1866
interpretativeness1932
1932 Mind 41 216 The several associations of ‘meaning’ with intellectual interpretativeness, value-carrying, and purposefulness are being confounded.
1957 D. L. Bolinger in Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. xxviii. 26 The interpretativeness may be indicated merely by accent.
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