commensurability

noun

com·​men·​su·​ra·​bil·​i·​ty kə-ˌmen(t)s-rə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

-ˌmen(t)sh-;

-ˌmen(t)-sə-, 

-ˌmen(t)-shə-

plural -es

: the quality or state of being commensurable

Word History

Etymology

Middle French commensurabilité, from commensurable + -ité -ity

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Rhymes for commensurability

• communicability
• comprehensibility
• deliverability
• differentiability
• impenetrability
• impermeability
• impracticability
• inaccessibility
• inadmissibility
• inapplicability
• incompatibility
• indestructibility