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usability

  • /ˌjuːzəˈbɪlɪti/

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From usable + -ity or use + -ability.

noun usabilities · useability

  1. countable, uncountable The state or condition of being usable.
  2. countable, uncountable The degree to which an object, device, software application, etc. is easy to use with no specific training. The template was repiloted by the same four surgeons and recovery ward nurses to see if opinions and the usability of the template had improved, with the eventual aim of computerising the template.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: utility, usefulness, availability, operability, user-friendliness, use, utilization, operationalization, functionality, convenience, applicability, usage, coexistence, user, friendliness, conviviality

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noun degree to which an object or device is easy to use

Españolusabilidad
中文可用性 kěyòngxìng
Portuguêsusabilidade
Françaisconvivialité
DeutschBenutzerfreundlichkeit, Benutzbarkeit, Nutzbarkeit, Brauchbarkeit
Românăutilizabilitate, folosibilitate
Русскийудо́бство испо́льзования udóbstvo ispólʹzovanija

noun easiness of use in computing

Españolusabilidad
Portuguêsusabilidade
Françaisergonomie
DeutschBenutzerfreundlichkeit

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"usability." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/usability. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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usability. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/usability

Chicago

"usability." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/usability.

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@misc{usability_2026,
  title = {usability},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/usability},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}