exhaustibility

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noun

The property of being exhaustible.

“We must accept the exhaustibility of our supply of oil.”

OriginEnglish exhaustible ← Latin exhaustus ← Proto-Italic *auziō →
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Meanings

nounexhaustibility (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe property of being exhaustible.

    We must accept the exhaustibility of our supply of oil.

    1 more example

    The prime numbers are infinite, therefore any proof that depends on their exhaustibility is flawed.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-ye-ti
  8. Proto-Italic*auziō
  9. Latinhauriō
  10. Latinexhauriō
  11. Latinexhaustus
  12. Englishexhaust
  13. Englishexhaustible
  14. Englishexhaustibility

From exhaustible + -ity.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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