Suitability
[,su:tə'bɪlətɪ] or [sʊtə'bɪləti]
Definition
(noun.) the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose; 'an important requirement is suitability for long trips'.
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Definition
(n.) The quality or state of being suitable; suitableness.
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Examples
- His father was Sillerton Jackson's uncle, his mother a Pennilow of Boston; on each side there was wealth and position, and mutual suitability. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Suitability of age. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- It was first commercially imported as a substitute for rubber, but its peculiar suitability for chewing gum has resulted in the entire product being consumed by that industry. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- There is some disparity in your respective years, but in your means and positions there is none; on the contrary, there is a great suitability. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
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