Breakableness

/ˈbreɪkəbəlnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality of being breakable; the state or condition of being able to be broken.

Etymology

From 'breakable' plus '-ness' (Old English '-nes'), a suffix forming abstract nouns. This creates a double-layering of abstraction (break-able-ness).

Kelly Says

English allows us to build abstraction towers like 'breakableness'—philosophers and logicians love these constructions because they let us discuss qualities of qualities.

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