noun
Meaning 1
The quality of being alienable
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
alienability
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noun
Meaning 2
An alienable transfer or sale
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English alien Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis 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 alienability From alien + -ability.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: alienabilitat — the quality of being alienable
- French: aliénabilité — the quality of being alienable
- Italian: alienabilità — the quality of being alienable
- Portuguese: alienabilidade — the quality of being alienable
- Portuguese: alienabilidade — an alienable transfer or sale