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[ ik-sahy-tuh-bil-i-tee ] / ɪkˌsaɪ təˈbɪl ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR excitability ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe quality of being excitable. Physiology. irritability. Origin of excitabilityFirst recorded in 1780–90; excitable + -ity OTHER WORDS FROM excitabilityun·ex·cit·a·bil·i·ty, nounWords nearby excitabilityexcise, exciseman, excise tax, excision, excision biopsy, excitability, excitable, excitable area, excitant, excitation, excitation wave Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for excitabilityRise of temperature, within limits, enhances the excitability, and therefore the positive curvature under light. Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose They prove conclusively the diurnal variation of excitability in Mimosa. Life Movements in Plants|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose The most trifling circumstances stimulate their excitability. Lady Byron Vindicated|Harriet Beecher Stowe Catching sight of the dog, the spy let himself go with a display of excitability that almost betrayed his Hunnish nationality. A Sub and a Submarine|Percy F. Westerman
Words related to excitabilitymiscue, lapse, recklessness, error, gaffe, misjudgment, tension, stress, impatience, agitation, sensitivity, disquiet, jitters, uneasiness, stage fright, anger, turbulence, worry, nervousness, anxiety |