colorability

noun

col·​or·​a·​bil·​i·​ty

variants or British colourability

ˌkəl(ə)rəˈbilətē,

-ətē,

-i

plural -es

: the quality of being colorable

Word History

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined above

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