utterability en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English utter 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 utterability From utter + -ability.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state or quality of being expressible in words, especially audibly.
He flashed with most piercing glance into a subject; gathered it up into organic utterability, with truly wonderful despatch, considering the success and truth attained; and threw it on paper with a swift felicity.
1851, Thomas Carlyle, chapter 5, in Life of Sterling:
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(countable) An idea or feeling which can be expressed in words.
Fredrik Nilsson talked about new modes of knowledge production (Mode1 and Mode2), transdisciplinarity, ‘minor or nomadic’ sciences versus ‘royal or legal’ sciences, knowledge of visibilities and utterabilities and examples of the architectural practice as knowledge production.
2006, "Reflections 3 (Research Training Sessions 2006)," Sint-Lucas School of Architecture (Belgium), p. 34
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| utterabilities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |