Meanings
nounknowability (countable and uncountable, plural knowabilities)
plural knowabilities
- countableuncountableThe quality or state of being knowable.
Accordingly, with respect to their knowability or opinability, Socrates makes no distinction among the sensibles between natural things and artifacts (510a5–6); both are relegated to the realm of opinion. Hence, there is no Socratic-Platonic biology.
2018, Richard F. Hassing, Final Causality in Nature and Human Affairs (page 4)
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
Translations
Czech poznatelnost
- poznatelnostquality or state of being knowable
Spanish cognoscibilidad
- cognoscibilidadquality or state of being knowable
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APA
knowability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knowability
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“knowability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knowability. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knowability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knowability.
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