Meanings
plural usabilities · alternative useability
- countableuncountableThe state or condition of being usable.
- countableuncountableThe degree to which an object, device, software application, etc. is easy to use with no specific training.
The ability to learn how to use a system (learnability) is also a major subcharacteristic of usability.
2022, UGC NET Computer Science Paper II Chapter Wise Notebook, page 13461 more example
The template was repiloted by the same four surgeons and recovery ward nurses to see if opinions and the usability of the template had improved, with the eventual aim of computerising the template.
2015 August 6, M. Sayma et al., “From Inpatient Notes to Outpatient Followup: Enhancing the Rhinology Service in a Tertiary Centre through Student Led Projects”, in International Journal of Otolaryngology, volume 2015, →DOI
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe quality of being able to provide good service
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From usable + -ity or use + -ability.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian използва́емост, използва́емост
- използва́емост (izpolzváemost)degree to which an object or device is easy to use
- използва́емост (izpolzváemost)easiness of use in computing
Chinese Cantonese 可用性
- 可用性 (ho² jung⁶ sing³)degree to which an object or device is easy to use
Chinese Mandarin 可用性
- 可用性 (kěyòngxìng)degree to which an object or device is easy to use
Czech použitelnost
- použitelnosteasiness of use in computing
Dutch bruikbaarheid
- bruikbaarheideasiness of use in computing
Finnish käytettävyys, käytettävyys
- käytettävyysdegree to which an object or device is easy to use
- käytettävyyseasiness of use in computing
French convivialité, ergonomie
- convivialitédegree to which an object or device is easy to use
- ergonomieeasiness of use in computing
German Benutzerfreundlichkeit, Benutzbarkeit
- Benutzerfreundlichkeitdegree to which an object or device is easy to use
- Benutzbarkeitdegree to which an object or device is easy to use
- Nutzbarkeitdegree to which an object or device is easy to use
- Brauchbarkeitdegree to which an object or device is easy to use
- Benutzerfreundlichkeiteasiness of use in computing
Malay kebolehgunaan, kebolehgunaan
- kebolehgunaandegree to which an object or device is easy to use
- kebolehgunaaneasiness of use in computing
Polish używalność, użyteczność
- używalnośćdegree to which an object or device is easy to use
- użytecznośćeasiness of use in computing
Portuguese usabilidade, usabilidade
- usabilidadedegree to which an object or device is easy to use
- usabilidadeeasiness of use in computing
Romanian utilizabilitate, folosibilitate
- utilizabilitatedegree to which an object or device is easy to use
- folosibilitatedegree to which an object or device is easy to use
Russian удо́бство испо́льзования
- удо́бство испо́льзования (udóbstvo ispólʹzovanija)degree to which an object or device is easy to use
Spanish usabilidad, usabilidad
- usabilidaddegree to which an object or device is easy to use
- usabilidadeasiness of use in computing
Swedish användbarhet, användarvänlighet
- användbarheteasiness of use in computing
- användarvänligheteasiness of use in computing
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Cite this entry
usability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/usability
“usability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/usability. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “usability,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/usability.
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