ALL meanings of affectability
af·fect
A a - noun affectability the ability to be influenced or affected by something 3
- noun affectability The condition of being affectable. 1
- noun affectability Affect1 and effect, each both noun and verb, share the sense of “influence,” and because of their similarity in pronunciation are sometimes confused in writing. As a verb affect1 means “to act on” or “to move” (His words affected the crowd so deeply that many wept); affect2 means “to pretend” or “to assume” (new students affecting a nonchalance they didn't feel). The verb effect means “to bring about, accomplish”: Her administration effected radical changes. The noun effect means “result, consequence”: the serious effects of the oil spill. The noun affect1 pronounced with the stress on the first syllable, is a technical term in psychology and psychiatry. Affect2 is not used as a noun. 1
- 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
- noun affectability Obsolete. affection; passion; sensation; inclination; inward disposition or feeling. 1