knowability en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English know Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English knowability From know + -ability.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The quality or state of being knowable.
Accordingly, with respect to their knowability or opinability, Socrates makes no distinction among the sensibles between natural things and artifacts (510a5–6); both are relegated to the realm of opinion. Hence, there is no Socratic-Platonic biology.
2018, Richard F. Hassing, Final Causality in Nature and Human Affairs (page 4)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| knowabilities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Translations (2)
cs poznatelnost (quality or state of being knowable) · es cognoscibilidad (quality or state of being knowable)