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disposability

disposability

6.4
Being easily replaced and treated as unimportant
  • noun
  • /dɪsˈpoʊzəˌbɪlɪti/
translation icon : disponibilidad
  • In modern consumer culture, the disposability of fashion trends often leads to overwhelming waste.

What would be what would be an example of male disposability being shown in sort of recent history?

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Examples

  • And so the boy is getting mixed messages about his own disposability, but that his own the, the, the risk of being disposable is, is what will make him a man.

  • What would be what would be an example of male disposability being shown in sort of recent history?

    Chris Williamson

  • People over and over say it's really not a fear of abandonment that keeps me stuck, but the disposability piece feels really gross and awful.

    DoctorRamani

  • I do love my shiny MacBook, but I completely understand your sentiment when it comes to the disposability of most PC laptops.

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  • The disposability of plastic utensils has made them a common choice for parties and events.

  • Many people criticize the disposability of relationships in today's society, where commitment seems less valued.

Synonyms

expendability
vsdisposability
1 7.7

The idea that something can be used up or replaced and is not needed

is about being thrown away and regarded as unimportant
replaceability
vsdisposability
6.7

How easy it is to swap one thing for another

emphasizes being discarded and seen as unimportant rather than only swapped
dispensability
vsdisposability
8.7

Something that is not needed or necessary

focuses more on being replaceable or discardable, not just nonessential
dispensableness
vsdisposability
9.9

The fact that something is not needed

has identical meaning but is a different word form
redundance
vsdisposability
  • Archaic
7.8

A situation with extra parts or ideas that are not needed

is about being easily replaced or discarded rather than merely surplus

Antonyms

importance
663 1.0

A quality that makes something have great value or effect

How Disposable

disposability
6.4

Surface Forms

disposability singular
disposabilities plural

Morphology

disposability = disposable (transparent) = dispose + able + ity

Derived from 'disposable' + '-ity'; the sense of being replaceable or discardable is a straightforward extension of 'disposable'.

Etymology

Disposability comes from the verb dispose, which means 'to put away' or 'get rid of', with dis- 'away' and pose (seen in position) meaning 'put'. So the same idea is used about people or jobs: if someone has 'disposability' they are treated as easy to replace or throw away.