单词 | writability |
释义 | writabilityn. 1. Ability to write; skill in or inclination for writing. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > [noun] > action or practice of composing > capability or disposition for writability1770 scribaciousness1846 1770 H. Walpole Let. 15 Sept. in Corr. (1965) XXII. 42 Having recovered my write-ability enough to thank your Ladyship..for your kind intentions. 1830 Northampton Mercury 25 Dec. No bad specimen of the writeability of Brother Jonathan. 1982 N.Y. Times 9 May vi. 14/3 A senator..endowed with a high level of writeability. 2. The property or condition of being writable (in various senses); suitability for being written on or with; (also) the ease with which something may be written on or with.In early use esp. in advertisements for pens, paper, etc. Π 1891 55th Ann. Rep. Managers N.Y. Inst. Blind 22 The combination of raised points or dots..combine the elements of tangibility and writability. 1914 Vogue 15 June 83/2 (advt.) What quality in a writing paper means the most to you? Is it..good taste, correct form, fashionable color, writability? 1925 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 22 Aug. (advt.) With its lifetime guaranteed nib and infallible writeability, it is the pen you'll be proud to own. 1953 Bradford (Pa.) Era 13 Aug. 1/1 Four pencils in various sizes and conditions of writability. 2001 W. J. Gilmore Programmer's Introd. PHP 4.0 i. vii. 147 The is_writeable () function..is capable of checking the writability of both a file and a directory. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1770 |
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