questionabilityn.

Brit.

/ˌkwɛstʃənəˈbɪlᵻti/,

/ˌkwɛstʃn̩əˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌkwɛstʃənəˈbɪlᵻdi/,

/ˌkwɛʃtʃənəˈbɪlᵻdi/

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

Etymology: < questionable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. Compare earlier questionableness n.

= questionableness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [noun]

questionableness1642

disputableness1660

controvertibility1775

controversiality1836

questionability1845

disputability1853

contestability1893

1845 T. Carlyle in O. Cromwell Lett. & Speeches II. 645 Widening..into new dreariness, new questionability.

1907 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 21 535 Administration leaders appear to have been conscious of the questionability of Mr. Shaw's practice.

1969 R. Harper World of Thriller ii. 51 Only occasionally for most men is life reduced to total questionability by any particular situation.

2006 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. (Nexis) 3 Mar. 4 a Considering..the questionability of the war in Iraq and also that of the election in Florida in 2000, I feel President George W. Bush is one of the weaker presidents that we have had.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	questionability
释义	questionabilityn. Brit. /ˌkwɛstʃənəˈbɪlᵻti/, /ˌkwɛstʃn̩əˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌkwɛstʃənəˈbɪlᵻdi/, /ˌkwɛʃtʃənəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: questionable adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < questionable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. Compare earlier questionableness n. = questionableness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [noun] questionableness1642 disputableness1660 controvertibility1775 controversiality1836 questionability1845 disputability1853 contestability1893 1845 T. Carlyle in O. Cromwell Lett. & Speeches II. 645 Widening..into new dreariness, new questionability. 1907 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 21 535 Administration leaders appear to have been conscious of the questionability of Mr. Shaw's practice. 1969 R. Harper World of Thriller ii. 51 Only occasionally for most men is life reduced to total questionability by any particular situation. 2006 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. (Nexis) 3 Mar. 4 a Considering..the questionability of the war in Iraq and also that of the election in Florida in 2000, I feel President George W. Bush is one of the weaker presidents that we have had. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1845
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