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negotiability

negotiability

7.4
How easy it is to cross a road or obstacle
  • noun
  • /nɪˈɡoʊʃəˌbɪlɪti/
translation icon : transitabilidad
  • The negotiability of the hiking trail was assessed before the group set out to ensure they could safely navigate the route.

Examples

  • Before planning their trip, the team checked the negotiability of the mountain pass given recent snowfall.

  • The negotiability of the river crossing was crucial for the expedition's success, as they needed to find a safe route.

  • I said that I think the success of a website depends upon the negotiability (ease of link connections, flow of connections, mouseovers, viable links, workability of shopping cart, payment methods, and least of all, inventory listing) and less on how the site looks.

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Synonyms

navigability
vsnegotiability
7.5

How easily ships or aircraft can travel through a place

is about being safely crossed or overcome on land or obstacles

How Passable

negotiability
7.4

Surface Forms

negotiability singular
negotiabilities plural

Morphology

negotiability = negotiable (transparent) = negotiate + able + ity

Built from 'negotiable' + '-ity'; the sense 'able to be traversed/overcome' directly follows from the verb sense 'to negotiate (a route)'.

Etymology

Negotiability shares the root of negotiate and Latin negotium 'business', but think of negotiate as also meaning 'manage to get through' an obstacle. So the negotiability of a road or trail is how easily it can be safely passed or overcome.