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Meaning of "defensibility" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEFENSIBILITY

defensibility  [dɪˌfɛnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEFENSIBILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Defensibility is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEFENSIBILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Defender (association football)

In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking. There are four types of defender: centre-back, sweeper, full-back and wing-back. The centre-back and full-back positions are essential in most modern formations. The sweeper and wing-back roles are more specialised for certain formations.

Definition of defensibility in the English dictionary

The definition of defensibility in the dictionary is the quality of being defensible against attack, criticism, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEFENSIBILITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
accountability
əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capability
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ
compatibility
kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
disability
ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
durability
ˌdjʊərəˈbɪlɪtɪ
eligibility
ˌɛlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
flexibility
ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
inability
ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ
liability
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
mobility
məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
nobility
nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
possibility
ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
probability
ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ
reliability
rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
responsibility
rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
stability
stəˈbɪlɪtɪ
visibility
ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEFENSIBILITY

defendant
defender
Defender of the Faith
defending
defending counsel
defenestrate
defenestration
defensative
defense
defenseless
defenselessly
defenselessness
defenseman
defensible
defensibleness
defensibly
defensive
defensive medicine
defensively
defensiveness

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEFENSIBILITY

agility
credibility
facility
feasibility
fertility
functionality
hostility
humility
inevitability
instability
merchantability
profitability
suitability
susceptibility
sustainability
tranquility
usability
utility
variability
versatility
vulnerability

Synonyms and antonyms of defensibility in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «defensibility» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEFENSIBILITY

Find out the translation of defensibility to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of defensibility from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «defensibility» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

防卫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

defensibilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

defensibility
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

defensibility
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

defensibility
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обороноспособности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

defensibility
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

defensibility
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la solidité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pertahanan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

defensibility
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

防御可能なこと
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

defensibility
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Defensibility
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

defensibility
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

defensibility
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संरक्षणात्मकता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

savunulabilirliği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

difendibilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

defensibility
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обороноздатності
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

defensibility
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οχυρή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

weerbaarheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

försvarlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forsvarlighets
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of defensibility

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFENSIBILITY»

The term «defensibility» is normally little used and occupies the 124.516 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFENSIBILITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «defensibility» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «defensibility» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about defensibility

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEFENSIBILITY»

Discover the use of defensibility in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to defensibility and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ideal Code, Real World: A Rule-consequentialist Theory of ...
I have suggested that the basic moral motivation of rule- consequentialists can be a concern with impartial defensibility. I have certainly not suggested that rule- consequentialism grows from a concern for reasonable agreement among all ...
Brad Hooker, 2000
2
Hiring in Good Times and Bad: A Comprehensive Guide to ...
Companies must also explore ways to improve the legal defensibility of their interviewing. Issues of legal relevance in interviewing include the type of interview utilized, the level of documentation, and the type of questions used. The type of ...
T. Scott McTague, 2001
3
Ethics Management: Auditing And Developing the Ethical ...
The vulnerability of an organization lies in those factors which work against and hinder the realization of these justified expectations. The defensibility is formed by those factors which stimulate and facilitate the realization of those expectations.
Muel Kaptein, S.P. Kaptein, 1998
4
Coercion and the State
Consent to egre- giously unjust arrangements, for example, doesn't show that the arrangements are morally defensible. (v) A distinction is sometimes drawn between the moral defensibility of institutional arrangements and their “legitimacy .
David A. Reidy, Walter Joram Riker, 2008
5
Protecting the Commons: A Framework For Resource Management ...
dictable and abundant resources lead to nomadism, information sharing, and low defensibility; (2) unpredictable and scarce resources lead to dispersion (high nomadism) and low economic defensibility; (3) predictable and abundant ...
Joanna Burger, 2001
6
Handbook of Literary Rhetoric: A Foundation for Literary Study
The weaker levels of defensibility (napaôoÇov, âÔoÇov, SuonapaKoXouÔTiTov) place high demands upon rhetorical technique and therefore often form the basis of exercises (cf. §§ 177-195; 241 ларссооСа еукыига; 1117ff.). However ...
Heinrich Lausberg, David E. Orton, R. Dean Anderson, 1998
7
Ernest Sosa: And His Critics
So let us call this constraint, one requiring that a target belief that coheres with a system of beliefs can be defended by the system against objections to the belief, the defensibility constraint. Thinking about coherence in this manner, ...
John Greco, 2008
8
International Handbook of Research in Medical Education
Validity evidence is not equivalent or synonymous with issues of test defensibility, rather it is a necessary but not sufficient condition for defensibility. Score and pass-fail decision reproducibility or reliability are also an essential input into test  ...
Geoffrey R. Norman, Cees Vleuten, D.I. Newble, 2002
9
Employment Discrimination Litigation: Behavioral, ...
1999, 2002) Meeker et al. v. Merit Systems Protection Board (Fed. process that adversely impacted minority candidates ability test for rotational production workers that adversely impacted minority candidates Defensibility of basic skills test ...
Frank J. Landy, 2005
10
The Handbook of Work Analysis: Methods, Systems, ...
Table 8.7 Using UGESP as a Template for Assessing Legal Defensibility Technical Standard from the UGESP Consideration Appropriateness of content validity study Analysis of the job What types of constructs are being assessed?
Mark Alan Wilson, Winston Bennett, Jr., Shanan Gwaltney Gibson, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEFENSIBILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term defensibility is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fitch Affirms BUT's IDR at 'B-', Upgrades Senior Secured Notes to 'B+'
Evidence of BUT's ability to protect underlying performance improvements, as well as defensibility of its evolving business model could drive a ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
2
Weekly Research Analysts' Ratings Changes for Micron Technology …
... relative sustainability of MU margins through cycles, thereby increasing investor confidence in the defensibility of MU's cash flow opportunity,” ... «sleekmoney, Jul 15»
3
Opinion: Do your assessment ratings add up? How to “weight …
Unfortunately most weighting decisions tend to be a matter of guesswork, which may ultimately detract from the accuracy and defensibility of ... «Human Capital Magazine Online, Jul 15»
4
Weekly Research Analysts' Ratings Updates for Micron Technology …
... relative sustainability of MU margins through cycles, thereby increasing investor confidence in the defensibility of MU's cash flow opportunity,” ... «sleekmoney, Jun 15»
5
Venio Systems Webcast on eDiscovery Defensibility Scheduled for …
The panel discussion will cover the risks to and responsibility for defensibility and the five dirty secrets that make eDiscovery processing a ... «PR Web, Jun 15»
6
eTERA Consulting Welcomes Rich Plummer of Cyber Crime …
... significant savings on eDiscovery costs and defensibility. eTERA Consulting provides clients with the necessary swat-team of experts needed ... «PR Web, Jun 15»
7
Snowflake Releases Its New Take On The Data Warehouse
That said, it strikes me that Snowflake's real challenges are less about technology and more about competition, differentiation, and defensibility. «Forbes, Jun 15»
8
Clearlake Capital Backed Inventus Solutions, Inc. Acquires Kooby LLP
AMP has been developed to save time, increase efficiency, provide greater transparency, maintain defensibility and facilitate the rapid ... «Yahoo Finance UK, Jun 15»
9
Sequoia seeds Goodservice, a chat-based concierge service
These are curated and constantly reviewed by the team, ensuring that the user experience is great for consumers, and providing defensibility ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
10
Myths About Meat
The defensibility of that contention depends, of course, on the meat. Perhaps they mean the modern meats that prevail, from mass-produced ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Defensibility [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/defensibility>. May 2024 ».
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