Attainability

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The quality of something that can be reached, achieved, or acquired through effort or means
2. Refers to the possibility or likelihood that a goal, object, or status can be successfully attained
3. Describes how feasible it is for someone to achieve or gain something based on conditions or circumstances

Etymology: Attainability is a plain English compound: the verb "attain" with the suffix "-ability" attached. The suffix has a longer history than the verb it sits on. It descends through Latin "-abilitas", formed from "-abilis" (capable of being), and reached English by way of Middle French "-ableté" and Middle English "-ablete" before settling into the modern form "-ability". Each stage kept the same job of turning an adjective of possibility into a noun for the quality of being able to be done. The verb "attain" is the more ordinary half of the word. It is an English verb meaning to reach or gain something, and the suffix simply adds the idea of capacity. Attainability therefore names the quality of something being reachable, or of a person being able to reach a goal. Its meaning follows directly from its parts, with no separate story of its own.

Synonyms: achievability, realizability, accessibility, obtainability, feasibility

Antonyms: unattainability, impossibility, inaccessibility, infeasibility, unreachability