ir·ri·ta·bil·i·ty
 irritability
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- pronunciation:
- I
rih
t
bI
lih
ti
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the quality or condition of being irritable or easily angered.
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| definition 2: |
in a tissue, physical responsiveness to an external stimulus, as by swelling, shrinking, or itching.
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| related words: |
temper |
The word irritability
contains the following part:
-ability, -ibility, -bility, -ubility
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means
ability to do, be, or undergo
More about this word part:
All adjectives ending in "-able," "-ible," "-uble" and "-ble" can combine with the suffix "-ity" to form nouns ending in -ability
, -ibility
, -ubility
, or -bility
.
Example words: