damageability
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7.6
- noun
- /ˌdæməˈdʒeɪbɪlɪti/
- High damageability makes this product unsuitable for outdoor use.
Examples
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New packaging was designed to reduce the damageability of fragile goods during shipping.
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The damageability of electronic devices often depends on how they are handled.
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Engineers assessed the damageability of the bridge materials before construction began.
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The damageability of the material was tested in various conditions.
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Engineers must consider the damageability of materials when designing structures to ensure safety.
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The damageability of the new smartphone was tested under various conditions to assess its durability.
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Understanding the damageability of the ecosystem is crucial for developing effective conservation strategies.
Synonyms
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5.2
Something that is easy to break or damage, like glass
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7.7
How easily something can be broken or ruined
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5.8
How easily something breaks or gets damaged
The quality of being easily broken or damaged
The ability of something to break easily
How easily something is damaged or comes apart when dropped
Antonyms
How Vulnerable
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5.2
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7.1
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Surface Forms
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.