Resolvability

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The property that allows a situation to be clarified or solved indicates an inherent potential for finding solutions or understanding challenges effectively
2. The trait that enables matters to be resolved, understood, or explained signifies the capacity for effective problem-solving and resolution
3. The quality that permits issues to be addressed or understood conveys the potential for effective solutions and comprehension of complex situations

Etymology: "Resolvability" is a compound of "resolve" and the suffix "-ability," and the history of the whole is really the history of its two halves. "Resolve" came into English from Latin "resolvere," meaning to loosen or unfasten, which is why its earliest senses were physical, as in untying a knot or breaking a substance into parts. The idea of settling a problem grew out of that sense of undoing something tangled. The suffix carries a longer and more tangled path. It descends from Latin "-abilis," meaning able to be or capable of, which passed through Middle French "-able" before arriving in Middle English as "-able." English later added "-ity" to form nouns of quality, giving "-ability." So "resolvability" is literally the quality of being able to be resolved, a noun that English built from a verb by stacking two inherited pieces together.

Synonyms: solution, decisiveness, determination

Antonyms: indecision, ambiguity