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questionability

/kwˌɛstʃənəbˈɪlᵻɾi/ noun

The state of being questionable.

Word Origin Questionability is built from question, which comes from Latin quaerere 'to seek, ask.' Add -able 'able to be' and -ity 'state of' — so it's the state of being able to be questioned. The Latin root also gives us quest, request, inquire, and conquer (from 'seek together'). So questionability is the quality of being open to doubt or inquiry.

noun The state of being questionable. countable

The questionability of his alibi made the detectives suspicious.

(名词) 可疑性；可疑状态

他不在场证明的可疑性让侦探们产生了怀疑。

(sustantivo) cuestionabilidad; lo cuestionable; dudosidad [El estado de ser cuestionable.]

**Lo cuestionable** de su coartada hizo que los detectives sospecharan.

(nom) caractère douteux; caractère contestable; caractère suspect [Caractère de ce qui est douteux ou contestable.]

Le caractère douteux de son alibi a rendu les détectives méfiants.

(Substantiv) Fragwürdigkeit; Zweifelhaftigkeit [Der Zustand, in dem etwas fragwürdig oder zweifelhaft ist.]

Die **Questionability** seines Alibis machte die Ermittler misstrauisch.

(名詞) 疑わしい状態、問題がある性質、不確実であること。

彼のアリバイの疑わしさが、刑事たちの疑惑を招いた。

(substantivo) questionabilidade; duvidosidade; suspeição [O estado de ser questionável.]

A questionabilidade do álibi dele deixou os detetives desconfiados.

Synonyms: doubtfulness ambiguity uncertainty debatability equivocality Antonyms: certainty indubitability unquestionability clarity
Word parts: question + able + ity

Related words

question questionable questionably questioner request requirement requisite requisition inquiry inquisition inquisitive conquest

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