breakability

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noun

The state or property of being breakable.

Similar
fragilityfrangiblenessfrangibility
OriginEnglish break ← Middle English breken ← Old English brecan →
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Meanings

nounbreakability (countable and uncountable, plural breakabilities)

plural breakabilities

  1. countableuncountableThe state or property of being breakable.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounquality of being easily damaged or destroyed

Similar
fragilityfrangiblenessfrangibility
Broader
vulnerability
Also see
fragilityfrangibilityfrangibleness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰreg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰrégeti
  3. Proto-Germanic*brekaną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*brekan
  5. Old Englishbrecan
  6. Middle Englishbreken
  7. Englishbreak
  8. Englishbreakability

From break + -ability.

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Cite this entry
APA

breakability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breakability

MLA

“breakability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breakability. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breakability,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breakability.

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