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harmability

harmability noun: the quality of being harmable.

Noun

harmability (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being harmable.
    • We have seen that the will-rights conception seems more vulnerable to the non-existence challenge than the interest-rights one. It is possible however that the will-rights conception could actually be less vulnerable to the non-identity challenge than the interest-rights one, insofar as the former...2010 March 8, Axel Gosseries, “On Future Generations’ Future Rights”, in James S. Fishkin, Robert E. Goodin, editors, Population and Political Theory (Philosophy, Politics and Society; 8)...
    • “Moral Standing” Defined 1. Self-Regulation 2. Harmability 3. Worthiness2013 August 8, Berry Crawford, “Contents”, in Ethics for Environmental Policy: An Integrated, Life-Centered Approach, [San Diego, Calif.]: Cognella, →ISBN, page [iv]

Origin of harmability

From harm + -ability.

Questions about harmability

What does harmability mean?
Harmability means the quality of being harmable.
What part of speech is harmability?
Harmability is a noun.

Words near harmability in the dictionary

  1. harm a fly
  2. harm a hair on someone's head
  3. harm principle
  4. harm reduction
  5. harm's way
  6. harmability
  7. harmable
  8. Harmachis
  9. Harmakhis
  10. harmal
  11. harmala

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