Home › Words › T › terribilityterribilityterribility means the quality of being terrible.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, terribility ranks #3,412 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Middle English terryblete, from Middle French terribleté, terribilité and its etymon, Late Latin terribilitās.nounThe quality of being terrible.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.terribleness 92% match — The characteristic of being terrible. vs terribility →horribility 83% match — The quality of being horrible. vs terribility →horribleness 73% match — The property of being horrible. vs terribility →horridity 70% match — The quality of being horrid. vs terribility →terribly 69% match — So as to cause terror or awe. vs terribility →terrification 67% match — An act of terrifying. vs terribility →tragicality 67% match — The quality of being tragical. vs terribility →frightfulness 67% match — The quality of being frightful. vs terribility →