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salvability

salvability

7.0
The chance that something can be saved or fixed
  • noun
  • /sælˈvæbɪlɪti/
: salvabilidad
  • The engineer assessed the salvability of the old bridge after the storm damage.

Examples

  • The mechanic determined the salvability of the car after the accident.

  • The team's analysis focused on the salvability of the project within the budget constraints.

  • Once Goodwin conceded, however, that Christ had died not for some, but rather for all of humanity, a roadblock to pagan capability and salvability was cleared.

    Academic text (2018)
  • As John Marenbon has shown, intrepid Christian intelligences negotiated "the Problem of Paganism" by endorsing the salvability of pagans.

    Academic text (2018)

Synonyms

repairability
vssalvability
1 5.1

How easy it is to fix something when it is broken

is about general possibility of being saved or restored not only being fixed
recoverability
vssalvability
1 6.8

How easily people can fix something and use it again after damage

is broader, covering saving, fixing, or regaining in general
restorability
vssalvability
1 7.0

The ability to be put back to how it was before

focuses more widely on any saving, repair, or recovery possibility
retrievability
vssalvability
  • Specialized
1 7.0

How easy it is to find and access information when needed

is broader, applying to saving or repairing objects not just accessing data

Antonyms

A thing that cannot be fixed or made like new

How Recoverable

restoration
117 3.4
salvability
7.0

Surface Forms

salvability singular
salvabilities plural

Morphology

salvability = salvable (transparent) = salv + able + ity

Clear adjectival base 'salvable' plus '-ity' forms the noun meaning 'the quality or possibility of being saved'.

Etymology

Salvability comes from the root salv-, which means 'to save' and you can see it in common words like salvage and salvation. So, salvability is the quality or chance of being 'saved', repaired, or recovered.