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considerability

considerability noun: the state or quality of being considerable.

Noun

considerability (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being considerable.
    • Theories of welfare and theories of considerability are, therefore, inextricably linked.1998, Mark H. Bernstein, On Moral Considerability: An Essay on Who Morally Matters, page 16
    • Goodpaster suggests that being alive is the criterion of moral considerability.1998, Clare Palmer, Environmental Ethics and Process Thinking, page 63

Origin of considerability

From consider + -ability.

Questions about considerability

What does considerability mean?
Considerability means the state or quality of being considerable.
What part of speech is considerability?
Considerability is a noun.

Words near considerability in the dictionary

  1. conshies
  2. Conshohocken
  3. consider
  4. consider it done
  5. consider'd
  6. considerability
  7. considerable
  8. considerableness
  9. considerables
  10. considerably
  11. considerance

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