noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/pɹəˌdɪktəˈbɪlɪti/
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CMU ARPABET:P R IH0 D IH2 K T AH0 B IH1 L IH0 T IY0
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The characteristic of being predictable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the quality of being predictable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree English predict 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 predictability From predict + -ability.
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
կանխատեսելիություն
(kanxateseliutʻyun)
— The characteristic of being predictable
Belarusian:
прадказа́льнасць
(pradkazálʹnascʹ)
— The characteristic of being predictable
Bulgarian:
предсказу́емост
(predskazúemost)
— The characteristic of being predictable
Bulgarian:
предвиди́мост
(predvidímost)
— The characteristic of being predictable
Czech:
předvídatelnost
— The characteristic of being predictable
Danish:
forudsigelighed
— The characteristic of being predictable
Dutch:
voorspelbaarheid
— The characteristic of being predictable
Finnish:
ennakoitavuus
— The characteristic of being predictable
Finnish:
ennustettavuus
— The characteristic of being predictable
French:
prévisibilité
— The characteristic of being predictable
Georgian:
წინასწარგანჭვრეტადობა
(c̣inasc̣arganč̣vreṭadoba)
— The characteristic of being predictable
Georgian:
მოსალოდნელობა
(mosalodneloba)
— The characteristic of being predictable
Georgian:
პროგნოზირებადობა
(ṗrognozirebadoba)
— The characteristic of being predictable
German:
Vorhersagbarkeit
— The characteristic of being predictable
German:
Vorhersehbarkeit
— The characteristic of being predictable
Italian:
prevedibilità
— The characteristic of being predictable
Japanese:
予測可能性
(yosoku kanōsei)
— The characteristic of being predictable
Japanese:
予見可能性
(yoken kanōsei)
— The characteristic of being predictable
Japanese:
予見性
(yokensei)
— The characteristic of being predictable
Macedonian:
предвидливост
(predvidlivost)
— The characteristic of being predictable
Norwegian Bokmål:
forutsigbarhet
— The characteristic of being predictable
Norwegian Nynorsk:
føreseielegheit
— The characteristic of being predictable
Polish:
przewidywalność
— The characteristic of being predictable
Polish:
przepowiadalność
— The characteristic of being predictable
Portuguese:
previsibilidade
— The characteristic of being predictable
Romanian:
previzibilitate
— The characteristic of being predictable
Romanian:
anticipabilitate
— The characteristic of being predictable
Russian:
предсказу́емость
(predskazújemostʹ)
— The characteristic of being predictable
Slovak:
predvídateľnosť
— The characteristic of being predictable
Spanish:
previsibilidad
— The characteristic of being predictable
Spanish:
predictibilidad
— The characteristic of being predictable
Spanish:
predecibilidad
— The characteristic of being predictable
Swedish:
förutsägbarhet
— The characteristic of being predictable
Ukrainian:
передба́чуваність
(peredbáčuvanistʹ)
— The characteristic of being predictable