improvability
6.6
Something people can make better
- noun
- /ɪmˈpruːvəˌbɪlɪti/
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mejorabilidad
- The first essential of democracy is faith in the masses of people, faith in their capacity to develop their own criteria of truth and value, faith in their ability to govern themselves, faith in their educability, their sincerity, their altruism, their improvability, and their capacity for growth.
Examples
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The belief in the improvability of the world: that was what we had taken from our history.
Academic text (2008) -
Many advocates argue that the improvability of urban areas can lead to better living conditions for residents.
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The improvability of the education system is essential for meeting the needs of diverse learners.
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Researchers are studying the improvability of team performance through various training methods.
How Improvable
Surface Forms
improvability singular
improvabilities plural
Morphology
improvability = improvable (transparent) = improve + able + ity
The noun is transparently formed from the adjective 'improvable' with the suffix '-ity'.
Etymology
Improvability comes from improve and the ending -ability, meaning 'can be improved'. To improve means 'to make better', so improvability is the quality of being able to become better.