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survivability

survivability

5 5.4
Ability to keep living or working in difficult conditions
  • noun
  • /sərˌvaɪvəˈbɪlɪti/
translation icon : supervivencia
  • You'll have better survivability against nearly any disease or issue or problem that life throws in front of you.
  • long-term survivability
  • increase survivability
  • enhance survivability

But if the conclusion is true, then the very senses you're using to observe that data did not evolve for, for truth, but for survivability.

Examples

  • Unfortunately, the survivability of the planet doesn't have that kind of time.

    Blog text (4)
  • In a harsh environment, his training increased his chances of survivability by teaching him how to find food and shelter.

  • Also, a number of crash survivability features can be built into the design.

    Academic text (2002)
  • And one day, its survivability is going to fly right off the charts.

  • My particular type of cancer has a track record of 53% survivability at 5 years, then 31% at 10.

    Blog text (1)
  • Gentlemen, our strategic bomber force is under attack from those who question its survivability in a nuclear conflict.

  • Historically, great cities have pushed up against the limits of survivability.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The long-term survivability of our nation relies on new ways to deal with water shortages.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Protesters questioned the long-term survivability of wild anadromous fish in the Pacific Northwest.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Biosphere was perhaps best known for two missions conducted in the early 1990s, in which crews were sealed inside the enclosure to study survivability.

Synonyms

survival
vssurvivability
577 3.0

To keep living in difficult conditions

is about the chance to continue living or functioning under danger
endurance
vssurvivability
77 3.4

Ability to keep doing hard physical or mental work for a long time

is about the probability of continuing to exist or function under danger
viability
vssurvivability
  • Specialized
6 6.6

Whether a living thing can grow and survive

is about continuing to function or exist under dangerous conditions rather than growth
robustness
vssurvivability
2 5.5

Strength and health that help a person or thing withstand hard conditions

is about the probability of continuing to function under dangerous conditions
hardiness
vssurvivability
1 4.6

Ability to stay strong and survive difficult weather or illness

is about the chance to keep existing or working in dangerous situations

Antonyms

156 5.1

A state of being easily harmed physically or emotionally

17 5.2

Something that is easy to break or damage, like glass

How Likely

certainty
  • Literature
202 3.4
probability
473 3.6
survivability
5 5.4
impossibility
37 5.3

Surface Forms

survivability singular

Morphology

survivability = survivable (transparent) = survive + able + ity

The noun is a regular, easily interpretable formation from 'survivable' plus '-ity', referring to the quality or degree of being survivable.

Etymology

Survivability comes from the parts sur- meaning 'over' and a root like vivere meaning 'to live', the same root you see in survive and survival. So survivability is about how well someone or something can 'live on' or keep working after danger or hard times.