defectibility

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noun

deficiency; imperfection

“c. 1660, Henry Jeanes, letter to Jeremy Taylor opposed unto mutability and defectibility of being”

OriginEnglish defectible ← Latin dēfectus ← Proto-Italic *fakjō →
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Meanings

noundefectibility (countable and uncountable, plural defectibilities)

plural defectibilities

  1. countableuncountabledeficiency; imperfection

    c. 1660, Henry Jeanes, letter to Jeremy Taylor opposed unto mutability and defectibility of being

    1 more example

    1638-1639, George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, letter to Kenelm Digby The sufficiency and perfection of Scripture having been been shewed, & likewise the defectibility of that kinde of tradition.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latinde-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  9. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  10. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  11. Latinfacio
  12. Latindēficiō
  13. Latindēfectus
  14. Englishdefect
  15. Englishdefectible
  16. Englishdefectibility

From defectible + -ity.

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APA

defectibility. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defectibility

MLA

“defectibility.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defectibility. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defectibility,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defectibility.

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