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approachability

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
English approach
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Proto-Italic *-tāts
Latin -tās
Latin -abilitas
Middle French -abletébor.
Middle English -ablete
English -ability
English approachability

    From approach + -ability.

    Noun

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    approachability (usually uncountable, plural approachabilities)

    1. The characteristic of being approachable; the ability to be approached.

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