speakability

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noun

The quality of being speakable.

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Meanings

nounspeakability (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being speakable.

    Why, if speakability is Carson’s aim, would she have one of her characters declare, “Look at him, look how he drips unhealth — shudder object!”

    2009 March 29, Brad Leithauser, “Family Feuds”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
effability

Origin

From speak + -ability.

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Cite this entry
APA

speakability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speakability

MLA

“speakability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speakability. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “speakability,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speakability.

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