noun
Meaning 1
The state of being dispensable
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dispensability
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noun
Meaning 2
The extent to which something is dispensable
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
Meaning 3
the quality possessed by something that you can get along without
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dispensableness
Antonyms: indispensability
Broader terms: inessentiality
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English dispense 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 dispensability From dispense + -ability.