Conveyability

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The quality of being able to be communicated or transported easily
2. The capacity to transfer ideas or objects effectively from one entity to another
3. The degree to which information or items can be transmitted with clarity and efficiency

Etymology: "Conveyability" is a plain, transparent formation: English "convey" with the suffix "-ability" attached. "Convey" itself came into English in the late Middle Ages from Old French "conveier," which traces back to Latin "conviare," meaning to accompany or escort someone along a way, from "com-" (together) and "via" (road). So the original sense was literal travel: to carry someone or something along a road, and only later did it stretch to mean carrying ideas or messages. The suffix does the rest of the work. "-ability" joins to verbs ending in "-able" or capable of being acted upon, turning "can be conveyed" into a noun for the quality of being conveyable. English has used this pattern for centuries, so the term is a regular, modern-style noun built from existing parts rather than a single coinage. Its meaning follows from the sense of "convey" as transmitting information or goods, so the word is most often used of messages, data, and signals, where clarity and efficiency of transfer matter.

Synonyms: transferability