different between danceability vs danceable

English

dance +? -ability

danceability (uncountable)

dance +? -able

danceable (comparative more danceable, superlative most danceable)

danceable (plural danceables)

A social event with dancing; a ball.
- 2001, John A. Grady, Dorothe M. Pollard, Plainfield (page 62)
  The Netherwood was billed as "a city hotel in the country." For two decades after its 1878 opening, people arrived from New York by parlor car to spend their vacation on the Netherwood Heights. Croquet, danceables, masquerades, tennis, bowling, midnight suppers, and fancy dress balls were the order of the day for the vacationer.
- 2012, Carlos B. Gil, We Became Mexican American
  We children were introduced to these musical ensembles very early, and as we grew up, we merely tolerated them in part because their performances were usually sit-down events rather than danceables, and they weren't as hip as the American music.
(informal) A song suitable for dancing to.
- 1985, Billboard (volume 97, number 17)
  The Dynatones' approach is a three-way mix: familiar danceables from the likes of Junior Walker, Sam & Dave and the Rascals; scrupulously selected obscurities from such artists as Z.Z. Hill and Rodger Collins, which underscore the depth of their commitment to the genre; and smart, well crafted originals written by vocalist Chip "C.C" Miller and guitarist Larry Dunn.
- 2015, Robert E. Zucker, Entertaining Tucson Across the Decades: Volume 2: 1986-1989
  A five-piece band playing modern Top 40 danceables, Hot Pursuit is after Tucsonans not content with toe tapping.

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