answerableness

The state or quality of being answerable.

Noun

  1. The state or quality of being answerable.

    Synonyms: answerability

    Antonyms: unanswerability unanswerableness

Origin

Etymology tree English answerable Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English answerableness From answerable + -ness.