verifiability C2 Topic:Science & Research US /ˌvɛrəfaɪəˈbɪləti/ UK /ˌverɪfaɪəˈbɪləti/ See IPA manual Freq #1236813 Meanings 1 noun the quality of being capable of being checked or confirmed by evidence, observation, or a specified procedure Russell distinguishes the verifiability of a physical claim from its truth. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... testabilityconfirmability More checkability ↔ Opposites unverifiabilityuntestability Word family Derived forms verifiableverifiably Related forms verifyverificationevidence Etymology From verifiable + -ity. Verify comes from Medieval Latin verificare ("to make true, confirm"), from Latin verus ("true") + facere ("to make"). Topics Science & Research External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # verifiability **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌvɛrəfaɪəˈbɪləti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌverɪfaɪəˈbɪləti/ **Frequency rank:** 1236813 ## Meanings 1. the quality of being capable of being checked or confirmed by evidence, observation, or a specified procedure ## Examples - Russell distinguishes the verifiability of a physical claim from its truth. ## Synonyms - testability - confirmability - checkability ## Antonyms - unverifiability - untestability ## Derived Forms - verifiable - verifiably ## Related Forms - verify - verification - evidence ## Etymology From verifiable + -ity. Verify comes from Medieval Latin verificare ("to make true, confirm"), from Latin verus ("true") + facere ("to make"). ## Topics - Science & Research markdown