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affectability

af·fect
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb uh-fekt; noun af-ekt]
    • /verb əˈfɛkt; noun ˈæf ɛkt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb uh-fekt; noun af-ekt]
    • /verb əˈfɛkt; noun ˈæf ɛkt/

Definitions of affectability word

  • noun affectability the ability to be influenced or affected by something 3
  • verb with object affectability to act on; produce an effect or change in: Cold weather affected the crops. 1
  • verb with object affectability to impress the mind or move the feelings of: The music affected him deeply. 1
  • verb with object affectability (of pain, disease, etc.) to attack or lay hold of. 1
  • noun affectability Psychology. feeling or emotion. 1
  • noun affectability Psychiatry. an expressed or observed emotional response: Restricted, flat, or blunted affect may be a symptom of mental illness, especially schizophrenia. 1
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Origin of affectability

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin affectus acted upon, subjected to; mental or emotional state (past participle and action noun of afficere), equivalent to af- af- + fec- (combining form of facere to make, do) + -tus action noun suffix or -tus past participle suffix

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Parts of speech for Affectability

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Affectability

affectability popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for affectability

noun affectability

  • flexibility — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
  • plasticity — the quality or state of being plastic.
  • sensibility — capacity for sensation or feeling; responsiveness or susceptibility to sensory stimuli.
  • sensitivity — the state or quality of being sensitive; sensitiveness.
  • sentimentality — the quality or state of being sentimental or excessively sentimental.
All 12 Synonyms of affectability

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