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countability

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /kaʊnt.əˈbɪ.lɪ.ti/
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noun

Meaning 1

The quality of being countable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: uncountability

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin com- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō Anglo-Norman counterbor. Middle English counten English count 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 countability From count + -ability.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: spočetnost — quality of being countable
  • Hungarian: megszámlálhatóság — quality of being countable
  • Hungarian: számszerűség — quality of being countable
  • Indonesian: keterhitungan — quality of being countable
  • Malay: kebolehbilangan — quality of being countable
  • Romanian: numerabilitate — quality of being countable