conceivability
- noun
- /kənˈsiːvəˌbɪlɪti/
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concebibilidad
- The conceivability of a fully electric car becoming mainstream is increasingly likely.
Examples
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(The notion of conceivability in the pragmatic maxim, we have seen, encourages us not only to consider what exists but also to form clear hypotheses about a reality that might be.)
Academic text (1994) -
And if that is so, then the doxological fittingness of assertions about Christ becomes as much a theological criterion as is their conceivability.
Academic text (1991) -
By contrast, if pragmatic meaning extends to conceivability, the circle of interpretation will be more open.
Academic text (1994) -
The second conclusion is that the conceivability of events was made tolerable by the idea that Sequoyah was part white.
Academic text (2001) -
See, it is within the realm of conceivability that before this he thought he could get away with it, and now he realizes he can't, and he is willing to put in the hard work to change who he is.
Blog text (32) -
A world filled with transworld saints is just as conceivable as one filled with transworld depraved individuals. As long as conceivability is our guide to possibility, then I don't see what your claim amounts to.
Blog text (24) -
Left-wing political views were associated with oral sex experience (in men), more sexual partners (in women), the conceivability of having homosexual relations (among both men and women with no history of homosexual activity), having had homosexual experiences (in women), higher frequency of masturbation, and younger age at first intercourse (for women).
Academic text (1996) -
The conceivability of traveling to Mars has inspired many scientists and dreamers.
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She pondered the conceivability of life on other planets as she gazed at the stars.
Synonyms
The ability to be imagined or understood
How Believable
Surface Forms
Morphology
conceivability = conceivable (transparent) = conceive + able + ity
The noun is a standard suffixal formation from the adjective 'conceivable', adding '-ity' to express a state or quality.
Etymology
The word conceivability comes from conceive, which joins the part con- meaning 'with' and a root you can see in capture meaning 'to take'. So, conceivability is the ability to 'take in' an idea, in other words to be imagined or believed.