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defectibility

defectibility noun: deficiency; imperfection.

Noun

defectibility (countable and uncountable, plural defectibilities)

  1. deficiency; imperfection
    • opposed unto mutability and defectibility of beingc. 1660, Henry Jeanes, letter to Jeremy Taylor
    • The sufficiency and perfection of Scripture having been been shewed, & likewise the defectibility of that kinde of tradition.1638-1639, George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, letter to Kenelm Digby

Forms of defectibility

pluraldefectibilities

Origin of defectibility

From defectible + -ity.

Questions about defectibility

What does defectibility mean?
Defectibility means deficiency; imperfection.
What part of speech is defectibility?
Defectibility is a noun.
What is the plural of defectibility?
The plural of defectibility is defectibilities.

Words near defectibility in the dictionary

  1. defect
  2. defect of one's qualities
  3. defectability
  4. defected
  5. defectibilities
  6. defectibility
  7. defectible
  8. defecting
  9. defection
  10. defectionism
  11. defectionist

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