סבירות

Hebrew

Etymology

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 form of סְבִירוּת‎‎.

See also

  • הִסְתַּבְּרוּת‎ (histab'rút, “probability”)

Further reading

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