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salvability

salvability

7.0
The chance that something can be saved or fixed
  • noun
  • /sælˈvæbɪlɪti/
translation icon : 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
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
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
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
98 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.