† animablenessn.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: animable adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < animable adj. + -ness suffix. Compare animability n.
Obsolete.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
1731 N. Bailey (ed. 2) II Animableness, the having life.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).