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damageability

damageability

7.6
A measure of how easily something can be harmed or broken
  • noun
  • /ˌdæməˈdʒeɪbɪlɪti/
translation icon : dañabilidad
  • High damageability makes this product unsuitable for outdoor use.

Examples

  • New packaging was designed to reduce the damageability of fragile goods during shipping.

  • The damageability of electronic devices often depends on how they are handled.

  • Engineers assessed the damageability of the bridge materials before construction began.

  • The damageability of the material was tested in various conditions.

  • Engineers must consider the damageability of materials when designing structures to ensure safety.

  • The damageability of the new smartphone was tested under various conditions to assess its durability.

  • Understanding the damageability of the ecosystem is crucial for developing effective conservation strategies.

Synonyms

fragility
vsdamageability
17 5.2

Something that is easy to break or damage, like glass

is about the general degree of susceptibility to harm rather than delicacy
frangibleness
vsdamageability
9.9

The quality of being easily broken or damaged

is about overall susceptibility to damage, not only physical breaking
frangibility
vsdamageability
9.9

The ability of something to break easily

is broader, covering susceptibility to various kinds of damage not only breaking
breakability
vsdamageability
5.8

How easily something breaks or gets damaged

focuses more broadly on how easily something can be harmed in general
breakableness
vsdamageability
9.2

How easily something is damaged or comes apart when dropped

is the wider notion of how much something is open to damage
destructibility
vsdamageability
7.7

How easily something can be broken or ruined

concerns general susceptibility to damage, not specifically total destruction

Antonyms

52 4.8

Ability to return to original shape or recover quickly after a problem

22 3.8

The ability of something to last a long time without getting damaged

How Vulnerable

fragility
17 5.2
damageability
7.6
resilience
52 4.8
durability
22 3.8

Surface Forms

damageability singular

Morphology

damageability = damageable (transparent) = damage + able + ity

Formed by productive suffixation: damage (verb/noun) + -able -> damageable (adj), then -ity -> damageability; meanings follow standard English derivation.

Etymology

The word damageability comes from the everyday word damage plus the parts -able (meaning 'can be') and -ity (meaning 'the state of'), like in ability. So damageability simply means the 'state of being able to be damaged', or how easily something can be damaged.