audibility

noun

au·​di·​bil·​i·​ty ˌȯ-də-ˈbi-lə-tē 

plural -es

: the quality or state of being audible

specifically : the degree of intensity of a received radio signal estimated as the ratio of the current in the telephone receiver to that producing a signal that is sufficiently audible to permit the differentiation of telegraphic dot and dash elements of letters

Word History

First Known Use

1619, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for audibility

• affability
• bistability
• capability
• changeability
• contractility
• credibility
• culpability
• disability
• disutility
• durability
• fallibility
• feasibility