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suitability

suitability

8 3.2
How right something is for a particular use or situation
  • noun
  • /ˌsuːtəˈbɪləti/
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  • Over the next seven days, you will undergo close observation and formal testing to ascertain suitability for parenting.
  • determine the suitability
  • assess the suitability
  • evaluate the suitability

They're based on suitability that often depends on, well, women are just inferior to men in this respect or that respect.

Examples

  • Such lands are also likely to have high timber production value with poor suitability for agriculture.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Reviewers do more than determine the suitability of manuscripts for publication.

    Academic text (2011)
  • -One has to wonder about her suitability...

  • Still in question are the benefits to be derived, the suitability of the partners, and relations with outside parties.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The lead author met each team after practice to initially screen the athletes' suitability to participate in the study.

    Academic text (2008)
  • There are so many questions of temperament and suitability.

  • And I'm going to direct the youth authority to prepare a report on the defendant's suitability to be tried as an adult.

  • The old man had doubts about the suitability of Nellie for the farm.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The program interprets these entries and provides recommendations about the suitability of the site for septic disposal.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Before hiring a candidate, the company assessed her suitability for the role based on her experience.

Synonyms

appropriateness
vssuitability
9 4.1

The quality of being suitable for a situation

is the general idea of being right for a purpose rather than exact matching
applicability
vssuitability
8 5.7

How relevant or suitable something is for a particular use

is the general rightness for use rather than focusing mainly on relevance
adequacy
vssuitability
6 3.7

A state of being enough or suitable for a purpose

is about being right for a purpose rather than merely being sufficient
acceptability
vssuitability
5 4.8

How much people think something is good enough

is about being right for purpose rather than conforming to outside standards
aptness
vssuitability
1 6.1

A quality that makes something fit a certain situation

is the broader notion of being right rather than being especially well chosen
meetness
vssuitability
  • Archaic
9.9

How suitable or proper something is for a certain situation

is the overall quality of being right for a given purpose or use
appositeness
vssuitability
  • Formal
8.6

The quality of being suitable for a situation or purpose

is the broader sense of being right rather than narrowly well chosen
fittingness
vssuitability
7.3

How right something is for a situation or purpose

is the general measure of rightness for a situation rather than a narrow match
suitableness
vssuitability
5.6

How well something fits a particular use

is the general idea of being right for use rather than just working well
properness
vssuitability
6.5

Being correct and appropriate for a situation

is about being right for a purpose rather than stressing correctness alone
patness
vssuitability
9.4

Being exactly right and suitable for a situation

is the general rightness for a purpose rather than emphasising precise timing
adaptedness
vssuitability
  • Specialized
8.0

How well something fits a place or purpose

is the general idea of being right for a situation rather than emphasising adjustment
adequateness
vssuitability
6.0

The quality of being good enough to meet a need

is the idea of being right rather than only reaching required sufficiency
satisfactoriness
vssuitability
7.7

Being good enough to meet a need or expectation

is focused on being right for purpose rather than only pleasing expectations
acceptableness
vssuitability
6.7

How suitable something is for a group or situation

is about being right for a task rather than simply being approved by others

Antonyms

Not being suitable for a situation or place

A state in which something is not right for a particular use or situation

How Suitable

suitability
8 3.2
adequacy
6 3.7

Surface Forms

suitability singular
suitabilities plural

Morphology

suitability = suitable (transparent) = suit + able + ity

Standard adjective-to-noun formation from 'suitable' with the productive suffix '-ity', so the meaning is predictable from the base.

Etymology

Suitability comes from the common word suit, which long ago meant 'to fit' or 'be right for' someone, like clothes that 'suit' you. So, suitability is the quality of how well something 'fits' a purpose or situation.