quotabilityn.

Brit.

/ˌkwəʊtəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌkwoʊdəˈbɪlᵻdi/

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

Etymology: < quotable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix.

The quality of being quotable; suitability for quoting.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > fondness for quotations > suitability for quoting

quotabilitya1849

quotableness1888

a1849 E. A. Poe Marginalia in Wks. (1865) III. 500 It is the prosaicism of these two writers to which is owing their especial quotability.

1917 Times 18 Apr. 12/6 It was impossible to make the status and position of the English Press dependent on their quotability or non-quotability by the German wireless.

1965 J. A. W. Bennett in J. Gibb Light on C. S. Lewis 44 The mere quotability of his Cambridge inaugural may lead us to forget his positive achievement.

1998 A. Steptoe Genius & Mind viii. 172 The concordance between popularity and quotability was substantial.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quotability
释义	quotabilityn. Brit. /ˌkwəʊtəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌkwoʊdəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quotable adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < quotable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. The quality of being quotable; suitability for quoting. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > fondness for quotations > suitability for quoting quotabilitya1849 quotableness1888 a1849 E. A. Poe Marginalia in Wks. (1865) III. 500 It is the prosaicism of these two writers to which is owing their especial quotability. 1917 Times 18 Apr. 12/6 It was impossible to make the status and position of the English Press dependent on their quotability or non-quotability by the German wireless. 1965 J. A. W. Bennett in J. Gibb Light on C. S. Lewis 44 The mere quotability of his Cambridge inaugural may lead us to forget his positive achievement. 1998 A. Steptoe Genius & Mind viii. 172 The concordance between popularity and quotability was substantial. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1849
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