nameabilityn.
/neɪməˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌneɪməˈbɪlᵻdi/ The state, quality, or condition of being nameable.
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the mind > language > naming > [noun] > ability to be named
nameability1882
1882 W. Hoey tr. H. Oldenberg Buddha 230 The bases on which all nameability and all existence..rest.
1969 Noûs 3 187 Although nameability is a semantic notion and countability a set theoretic one, I am willing to agree to their co-extensiveness.
1979 Sci. Amer. Nov. 22/2 Berry's paradox shows that the concept of nameability is inherently ambiguous and too powerful to be used without restriction.
1996 J. Lanchester Debt to Pleasure (1997) 37 The smells of spring duck below the border of nameability and definition.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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