dirigibility

noun

dir·​i·​gi·​bil·​i·​ty

ˌdirəjəˈbilətē,

də̇ˌrij-

plural -es

1

: the property of being dirigible

2

: susceptibility to control

usurpation is a crime to which men are tempted by human dirigibility

—H. G. Wells

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