סבירות

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
ס־ב־ר (s-b-r)

From סביר (savír) +‎ ־ות (-út).

Noun

סְבִירוּת • (s'virút) f (plural indefinite סבירויות / סְבִירֻיּוֹת, singular construct סְבִירוּת־, plural construct סבירויות / סְבִירֻיּוֹת־)

  1. A rough, informal measure of likelihood or probability.
  2. (law) Reasonableness, reasonability: the property of being reasonable.
    הוא פעל בחוסר סבירות. — hú pa'ál b'khóser s'virút. — He acted unreasonably. [literally He acted with a lack of reasonableness.]
  3. (סְבִירוּת־, s'virút-) Singular construct state form of סְבִירוּת‎.

See also

References
  • “סבירות” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading
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