Definition
The quality or state of being able to be forced or compelled to do something against one's will.
Etymology
From coercible (able to be coerced) + -ity suffix meaning 'quality of.' Coercible comes from Latin coercere (to restrain, confine) from co- (together) + arcere (to enclose). The suffix -ity transforms adjectives into abstract nouns representing their essential quality.
Kelly Says
This word is rarely used in everyday language, but it's crucial in legal and ethical discussions about whether someone can be forced to comply—like whether international treaties have coercibility, or whether conscience can have coercibility. Linguists love it because it's a perfect example of how English builds increasingly specific vocabulary by stacking Latin roots and suffixes.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አገልግሎት ችሎታ
a-ge-l-gil-ot ch-lo-ta
ARالعربية
قدرة على الإكراه
qadr-at `ala al-ikrah
BNবাংলা
বলপ্রয়োগের ক্ষমতা
bol-pro-yog-er ksh-ma-ta
CACatalà
coercibleitat
ko-er-si-bi-li-tat
CSČeština
násilnost
na-sil-nost
DADansk
påtvigelsesmulighed
påt-vhin-gels-es-mu-lig-hed
DEDeutsch
Zwangbarkeit
tsvang-bar-keit
ELΕλληνικά
επιβουλικότητα
ep-i-voo-li-ko-ti-ta
ESEspañol
coercibilidad
ko-er-thee-bi-li-dad
FAفارسی
مجبور بودن
moj-boor bo-den
FISuomi
pakottavuus
pak-o-ta-vuus
FRFrançais
coercible
ko-er-si-ble
HEעברית
יכולת לכפות
y-cho-let le-k-fo-t
HIहिन्दी
दबाव की क्षमता
dabav ki ksha-ma-ta
HUMagyar
erőszakolhatóság
er-o-szak-o-lo-hat-o-sag
IDBahasa Indonesia
daya paksaan
da-ya pak-saan
IGIG
ike n'eji
i-ke n'e-ji
ITItaliano
coercibilità
ko-er-thee-bi-li-ta
KMKM
អាចប្រើប្រាស់
a-ch ba-rə-pə-rəs
KO한국어
강요 가능성
gangyo gah-ng-g-go-seong
MSBahasa Melayu
kemampuan memaksa
ke-mu-m-pa-kan me-maks-a
MYမြန်မာ
အာဏာပိုင်
a-na-pa-in
NLNederlands
coerceerbaarheid
ko-er-seer-ba-ar-heid
NONorsk
tvangbarhet
tvang-bar-het
PLPolski
zmuszalność
zmus-za-l-nosc
PTPortuguês
coercibilidade
ko-er-thee-bi-li-dade
RORomână
coercibilitate
ko-er-ci-bi-li-tate
RUРусский
coercibility
ko-er-tsi-bi-li-ti
SVSvenska
tvingbarhet
tvyn-bar-het
SWKiswahili
uwezo wa kulazimisha
u-we-zo wa ku-la-zi-mi-sha
TAதமிழ்
முடக்கத்திறன்
mu-dak-ka-thir-ren
TEతెలుగు
బలవంతం
bala-van-tam
THไทย
ความสามารถบังคับ
kwan-sam-art ba-ng-kap
TLTL
kakayahang pilitin
ka-ka-ya-hang pi-li-tin
TRTürkçe
zorlanabilirlik
zor-lan-a-bi-lir-lik
UKУкраїнська
coercibilität
ko-er-tsi-bi-lit
URاردو
جبر کی صلاحیت
jabr ki sa-la-yat
VITiếng Việt
khả năng áp đặt
kha-na-ng ap-dat
ZH中文
可强迫性
kě qiángpò xìng
ZUZU
umoya wokuthi
u-mo-ya wo-ku-thi