controvertibilityn.
/ˌkɒntrəˌvəːtəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌkɑntrəˌvərdəˈbɪlədi/ Now somewhat rare.
The quality or fact of being controvertible; ability to be denied or disputed. Cf. incontrovertibility n. at incontrovertible adj. Derivatives.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [noun]
questionableness1642
disputableness1660
controvertibility1775
controversiality1836
questionability1845
disputability1853
contestability1893
1775 in T. Fisher tr. Sentimental Fables 76 (note) Our Translator has expressed himself..with obscurity, ambiguity, and controvertibility.
1883 G. T. Ladd Doctr. Sacred Script. I. ii. vii. 546 This view..is still by no means beyond the borders of scientific controvertibility.
1963 Jrnl. Near Eastern Stud. 21 198 The ready controvertibility of the supposedly ‘incontrovertible proof’ brought in favor of..[the theory] is yet another indication of its complete divorce from reality.
2010 E. Severino in M. E. A. N. Mout & W. Stauggacher Truth in Science i. 18 The thesis of the controvertibility of every truth was not abandoned.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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