selectability

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noun

The ability to be selected.

OriginEnglish select ← Latin sēlēctu ← Proto-Italic *legō →
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Meanings

nounselectability (countable and uncountable, plural selectabilities)

plural selectabilities

  1. countableuncountableThe ability to be selected.
  2. countableuncountableWorth; the appropriateness for being selected.
  3. countableuncountableThe ability to be selected from.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*s(w)é
  2. Latinsē-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*léǵeti
  5. Proto-Italic*legō
  6. Latinlegō
  7. Latinsēlegō
  8. Latinsēlēctu
  9. Englishselect
  10. Englishselectability

From select + -ability.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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