colorableness
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Colorableness — Colorable Col or*a*ble, a. Specious; plausible; having an appearance of right or justice. Colorable pretense for infidelity. Bp. Stillingfleet. {Col or*a*ble*ness}, n. {Col or*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] Colorable and subtle crimes, that seldom… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
colorable — colorability, colorableness, n. colorably, adv. /kul euhr euh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of being colored. 2. seemingly valid, true, or genuine; plausible. 3. pretended; deceptive. [1400 50; late ME; see COLOR, ABLE] * * * … Universalium
colorable — /ˈkʌlərəbəl/ (say kuluhruhbuhl) adjective → colourable. –colorability /kʌlərəˈbɪləti/ (say kuluhruh biluhtee), colorableness, noun …