excitability, excitableness, volatility
(noun) being easily excited
excitability, irritability
(noun) excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part
Source: WordNet® 3.1
excitability (countable and uncountable, plural excitabilities)
(uncountable) The state of being excitable
(countable) A measure of how easy something is to excite
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*cit"a*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. excitabilité.]
1. The quality of being readily excited; proneness to be affected by exciting causes.
2. (Physiol.)
Definition: The property manifested by living organisms, and the elements and tissues of which they are constituted, of responding to the action of stimulants; irritability; as, nervous excitability.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 October 2024
(noun) a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
