noun
Meaning 1
The state of being excitable
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
excitability
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noun
Meaning 2
A measure of how easy something is to excite
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
being easily excited
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: excitableness, volatility
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: emotionality, emotionalism
Narrower terms: boiling point
noun
Meaning 4
excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: irritability
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: responsiveness, reactivity
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English excite 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 excitability From excite + -ability.