quotability

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noun

The degree to which a person, literature, or a speech is useful or relevant for being quoted.

“The president's quick and humorous replies gave his speech great quotability.”

OriginEnglish quote ← Middle English quoten ← Old French coter →
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Meanings

nounquotability (usually uncountable, plural quotabilities)

plural quotabilities

  1. uncountableusuallyThe degree to which a person, literature, or a speech is useful or relevant for being quoted.

    The president's quick and humorous replies gave his speech great quotability.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷóti
  2. Proto-Italic*kʷot
  3. Latinquot
  4. Latinquotus
  5. Medieval Latinquotāre
  6. Old Frenchcoter
  7. Middle Englishquoten
  8. Englishquote
  9. Englishquotability

From quote + -ability.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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