noun
Meaning 1
The state of being attainable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: attainableness
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
attainability
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noun
Meaning 2
the state of being achievable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: achievability, attainableness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: possibility, possibleness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English attain Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr 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 attainability From attain + -ability.