Words that rhyme with gentility
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ability
n 1: the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment [ant: inability, unfitness] 2: possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" [syn: ability, power] [ant: inability] -
accessibility
n 1: the quality of being at hand when needed [syn: handiness, accessibility, availability, availableness] [ant: inaccessibility, unavailability] 2: the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with [syn: approachability, accessibility] [ant: unapproachability] -
advisability
n 1: the quality of being advisable; "they questioned the advisability of our policy" [ant: inadvisability] -
agility
n 1: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble [syn: agility, legerity, lightness, lightsomeness, nimbleness] -
availability
n 1: the quality of being at hand when needed [syn: handiness, accessibility, availability, availableness] [ant: inaccessibility, unavailability] -
believability
n 1: the quality of being believable or trustworthy [syn: credibility, credibleness, believability] [ant: incredibility, incredibleness] -
civility
n 1: formal or perfunctory politeness [ant: incivility] 2: the act of showing regard for others [syn: politeness, civility] -
comparability
n 1: qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare" [syn: comparison, compare, equivalence, comparability] -
comprehensibility
n 1: the quality of comprehensible language or thought [syn: comprehensibility, understandability] [ant: incomprehensibility] -
contractility
n 1: the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter -
convertibility
n 1: the quality of being exchangeable (especially the ability to convert a currency into gold or other currencies without restriction) [ant: inconvertibility] -
credibility
n 1: the quality of being believable or trustworthy [syn: credibility, credibleness, believability] [ant: incredibility, incredibleness] -
culpability
n 1: a state of guilt [syn: blameworthiness, culpability, culpableness] -
debility
n 1: the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) [syn: infirmity, frailty, debility, feebleness, frailness, valetudinarianism] -
dependability
n 1: the quality of being dependable or reliable [syn: dependability, dependableness, reliability, reliableness] [ant: undependability, undependableness, unreliability, unreliableness] -
desirability
n 1: the quality of being worthy of desiring [syn: desirability, desirableness] [ant: undesirability] 2: attractiveness to the opposite sex [syn: sex appeal, desirability, desirableness, oomph] -
disability
n 1: the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment" [syn: disability, disablement, handicap, impairment] -
ductility
n 1: the malleability of something that can be drawn into threads or wires or hammered into thin sheets [syn: ductility, ductileness] -
durability
n 1: permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products" [syn: lastingness, durability, enduringness, strength] -
eligibility
n 1: the quality or state of being eligible; "eligibility of a candidate for office"; "eligibility for a loan" [ant: ineligibility] -
facility
n 1: a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" [syn: facility, installation] 2: skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer" [syn: adeptness, adroitness, deftness, facility, quickness] 3: a natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen [syn: facility, readiness] 4: something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service; "catering facilities"; "toilet facilities"; "educational facilities" 5: a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you; "a cell phone with internet facility" -
fallibility
n 1: the likelihood of making errors [ant: infallibility] -
fertility
n 1: the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year [syn: birthrate, birth rate, fertility, fertility rate, natality] 2: the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring [syn: fertility, fecundity] [ant: infertility, sterility] 3: the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovely in their rankness" [syn: richness, rankness, prolificacy, fertility] -
flammability
n 1: the quality of being easily ignited and burning rapidly [syn: flammability, inflammability] -
fragility
n 1: quality of being easily damaged or destroyed [syn: fragility, breakability, frangibleness, frangibility] 2: lack of physical strength [syn: fragility, delicacy] -
futility
n 1: uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result -
gullibility
n 1: tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived [syn: credulousness, gullibility] -
hostility
n 1: a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; "he could not conceal his hostility" [syn: hostility, ill will] 2: a state of deep-seated ill-will [syn: hostility, enmity, antagonism] 3: the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility" [syn: hostility, enmity, ill will] 4: violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked [syn: aggression, hostility] -
humility
n 1: a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not everyone regards humility as a virtue" [syn: humility, humbleness] [ant: conceit, conceitedness, vanity] 2: a humble feeling; "he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope" [syn: humility, humbleness] [ant: pride, pridefulness] -
imbecility
n 1: retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot 2: a stupid mistake [syn: stupidity, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility] -
immobility
n 1: remaining in place [syn: stationariness, immobility, fixedness] 2: the quality of not moving [ant: mobility] -
impenetrability
n 1: the quality of being impenetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.) [syn: impenetrability, imperviousness] [ant: penetrability, perviousness] 2: incomprehensibility by virtue of being too dense to understand [syn: impenetrability, impenetrableness] -
impossibility
n 1: incapability of existing or occurring [syn: impossibility, impossibleness] [ant: possibility, possibleness] 2: an alternative that is not available [syn: impossibility, impossible action] -
impracticability
n 1: the quality of not being usable [syn: impracticability, impracticableness] [ant: practicability, practicableness] -
inability
n 1: lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something [ant: ability, power] 2: lacking the power to perform [syn: inability, unfitness] [ant: ability] -
inapplicability
n 1: irrelevance by virtue of being inapplicable to the matter at hand [ant: applicability, pertinence, pertinency] -
incivility
n 1: deliberate discourtesy [ant: civility] -
incompatibility
n 1: the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time [syn: incompatibility, mutual exclusiveness, inconsistency, repugnance] 2: (immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue) 3: the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination [ant: compatibility] -
incomprehensibility
n 1: the quality of being incomprehensible [ant: comprehensibility, understandability] -
inconceivability
n 1: the state of being impossible to conceive [syn: inconceivability, inconceivableness] -
indefatigability
n 1: tireless determination [syn: indefatigability, indefatigableness, tirelessness] -
indestructibility
n 1: the strength to resist destruction [ant: destructibility] -
indispensability
n 1: the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without [syn: indispensability, indispensableness, vitalness] [ant: dispensability, dispensableness] -
ineligibility
n 1: the quality or state of being ineligible [ant: eligibility] -
ineluctability
n 1: the quality of being impossible to avoid or evade [syn: ineluctability, unavoidability] -
inevitability
n 1: the quality of being unavoidable [syn: inevitability, inevitableness] -
infallibility
n 1: the quality of never making an error [ant: fallibility] -
infertility
n 1: the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate [syn: sterility, infertility] [ant: fecundity, fertility] -
inflexibility
n 1: a lack of physical flexibility [syn: inflexibility, inflexibleness] [ant: flexibility, flexibleness] 2: the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe [syn: inflexibility, rigidity, rigidness] [ant: flexibility, flexibleness] -
instability
n 1: an unstable order [ant: stability] 2: unreliability attributable to being unstable 3: a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium; "a hormonal imbalance" [syn: imbalance, instability, unbalance] [ant: balance] 4: the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute [syn: instability, unstableness] [ant: stability, stableness] -
intelligibility
n 1: the quality of language that is comprehensible [ant: unintelligibility] -
interchangeability
n 1: the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange [syn: exchangeability, interchangeability, interchangeableness, fungibility] [ant: unexchangeability] -
invincibility
n 1: the property being difficult or impossible to defeat [syn: indomitability, invincibility] -
invulnerability
n 1: having the strength to withstand attack [syn: invulnerability, impregnability] 2: the property of being invulnerable; the property of being incapable of being hurt (physically or emotionally) [ant: vulnerability] -
irresponsibility
n 1: a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions [syn: irresponsibility, irresponsibleness] [ant: responsibility, responsibleness] -
juvenility
n 1: lacking and evidencing lack of experience of life [syn: callowness, jejuneness, juvenility] 2: the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person [syn: youth, youthfulness, juvenility] -
liability
n 1: the state of being legally obliged and responsible 2: an obligation to pay money to another party [syn: indebtedness, liability, financial obligation] 3: the quality of being something that holds you back [ant: asset, plus] -
manipulability
n 1: the quality of being controllable by skilled movements of the hands -
mobility
n 1: the quality of moving freely [ant: immobility] -
motility
n 1: ability to move spontaneously and independently [ant: immotility] 2: a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" [syn: motion, movement, move, motility] -
permeability
n 1: the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion) [syn: permeability, permeableness] [ant: impermeability, impermeableness] -
plausibility
n 1: apparent validity [syn: plausibility, plausibleness] [ant: implausibility, implausibleness] -
portability
n 1: the quality of being light enough to be carried -
predictability
n 1: the quality of being predictable [ant: unpredictability] -
profitability
n 1: the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit [syn: profitableness, profitability, gainfulness, lucrativeness] [ant: unprofitability, unprofitableness] -
readability
n 1: the quality of written language that makes it easy to read and understand 2: a quality of writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read [syn: legibility, readability] [ant: illegibility] -
realty
n 1: property consisting of houses and land [syn: real property, real estate, realty, immovable] -
reprehensibility
n 1: being reprehensible; worthy of and deserving reprehension or reproof -
respectability
n 1: honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation [syn: respectability, reputability] [ant: disreputability, disreputableness, unrespectability] -
scurrility
n 1: foul-mouthed or obscene abuse [syn: scurrility, billingsgate] -
senility
n 1: mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations [syn: dotage, second childhood, senility] 2: the state of being senile -
sensibility
n 1: mental responsiveness and awareness [syn: sensibility, esthesia, aesthesia] [ant: insensibility] 2: refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions; "cruelty offended his sensibility" 3: (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation; "sensitivity to pain" [syn: sensitivity, sensitiveness, sensibility] -
servility
n 1: abject or cringing submissiveness [syn: obsequiousness, servility, subservience] -
stability
n 1: the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast [syn: stability, stableness] [ant: instability, unstableness] 2: a stable order (especially of society) [ant: instability] 3: the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation; "early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds" [syn: constancy, stability] [ant: changefulness, inconstancy] -
sterility
n 1: (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms [syn: asepsis, antisepsis, sterility, sterileness] 2: the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate [syn: sterility, infertility] [ant: fecundity, fertility] -
substitutability
n 1: exchangeability by virtue of being replaceable [syn: replaceability, substitutability, commutability] -
suitability
n 1: the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose; "an important requirement is suitability for long trips" [syn: suitability, suitableness] [ant: ineptness, unsuitability, unsuitableness] -
tactility
n 1: the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain [syn: tactual sensation, tactility, touch perception, skin perceptiveness] -
taxability
n 1: liability to taxation -
tranquillity
n 1: an untroubled state; free from disturbances [syn: tranquillity, tranquility, quiet] 2: a state of peace and quiet [syn: tranquillity, tranquility, quietness, quietude] 3: a disposition free from stress or emotion [syn: repose, quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility] -
transferability
n 1: the quality of being transferable or exchangeable; "sterling transferability affords a means of multilateral settlement for....trade between nondollar countries" -
unavailability
n 1: the quality of not being available when needed [syn: inaccessibility, unavailability] [ant: accessibility, availability, availableness, handiness] -
unintelligibility
n 1: nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible [syn: incoherence, incoherency, unintelligibility] 2: incomprehensibility as a consequence of being unintelligible [ant: intelligibility] -
unpredictability
n 1: the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses [syn: capriciousness, unpredictability] 2: the trait of being unpredictably irresolute; "the volatility of the market drove many investors away" [syn: volatility, unpredictability] 3: lacking predictability [ant: predictability] -
unreliability
n 1: the trait of not being dependable or reliable [syn: undependability, undependableness, unreliability, unreliableness] [ant: dependability, dependableness, reliability, reliableness] -
utility
adj 1: used of beef; usable but inferior [syn: utility(a), utility-grade] 2: capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; "a utility infielder" [syn: utility(a), substitute(a)] n 1: a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation [syn: utility, public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation] 2: the quality of being of practical use [syn: utility, usefulness] [ant: inutility, unusefulness, uselessness] 3: the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility; "the cost of utilities never decreases"; "all the utilities were lost after the hurricane" 4: (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice 5: (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer; "a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users" [syn: utility program, utility, service program] 6: a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal; "the price of the house included all utilities" -
variability
n 1: the quality of being subject to variation [syn: variability, variableness, variance] [ant: invariability, invariableness, invariance] 2: the quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity [syn: unevenness, variability] [ant: evenness, invariability] -
versatility
n 1: having a wide variety of skills -
virility
n 1: the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation 2: the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male [syn: manfulness, manliness, virility] -
visibility
n 1: quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye; "low visibility caused by fog" [syn: visibility, visibleness] [ant: invisibility, invisibleness] 2: degree of exposure to public notice; "that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election" [syn: visibility, profile] 3: capability of providing a clear unobstructed view; "a windshield with good visibility" -
volatility
n 1: the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor 2: the trait of being unpredictably irresolute; "the volatility of the market drove many investors away" [syn: volatility, unpredictability] 3: being easily excited [syn: excitability, excitableness, volatility] -
vulnerability
n 1: the state of being vulnerable or exposed; "his vulnerability to litigation"; "his exposure to ridicule" [syn: vulnerability, exposure] 2: susceptibility to injury or attack [ant: invulnerability] -
tranquility
n 1: a disposition free from stress or emotion [syn: repose, quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility] 2: an untroubled state; free from disturbances [syn: tranquillity, tranquility, quiet] 3: a state of peace and quiet [syn: tranquillity, tranquility, quietness, quietude] -
febrility
n 1: a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection [syn: fever, febrility, febricity, pyrexia, feverishness] -
nihility
n 1: the state of nonexistence [syn: nothingness, void, nullity, nihility] -
puerility
n 1: the state of a child between infancy and adolescence [syn: childhood, puerility] 2: a property characteristic of a child [syn: childishness, puerility] -
communicability
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disutility
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enforceability
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illimitability
See also gentility definition and gentility synonyms
