The quality or capacity of a material, especially fabric, to absorb dye and become colored.
From dyeable (able to be dyed) plus the suffix -ity, which converts adjectives to abstract nouns indicating a state or quality. The root dye comes from Old English deagian, from Proto-Germanic *daugjan.
Textile engineers use this term constantly—the dyeability of a fabric determines whether your t-shirt will be bright red or dull pink, which is why testing materials for dye absorption is serious business in the fashion industry.
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