amissibility

noun

amis·​si·​bil·​i·​ty

əˌmisəˈbilətē

plural -es

: capability of being lost : likelihood of being lost

Word History

Etymology

probably from New Latin amissibilitas, from Late Latin amissibilis amissible + Latin -itas -ity

First Known Use

1636, in the meaning defined above

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