Explicableness

/ɪkˈsplɪkəbəlnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being explicable; the degree to which something can be explained.

Etymology

From explicable + -ness suffix, creating an abstract noun from an adjective.

Kelly Says

This word shows how English lets you add suffixes endlessly—explicability and explicableness mean nearly the same thing, but we rarely use the latter because it's more cumbersome.

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