appositeness

8.6

The quality of being suitable for a situation or purpose

noun
/ˈæpəznəs/

Formal

: apropiación

In a formal report, the appositeness of the data presented can significantly impact the conclusions drawn.

Examples

Reading accounts of fetal alcohol effect, one is forcefully struck by their appositeness to Gervaise and by the light that they shed on certain perplexing aspects of her conduct.

Academic text (1992)
The appositeness of her advice made it easier for him to decide on the right course of action.
If Manifest Destiny is to have any appositeness at all, one would have to claim that the Coloureds were the true heritors of the Khoisan.

Academic text (2001)
The speaker highlighted the appositeness of his examples to the audience's interests.

Synonyms

appropriateness

vsappositeness

9 4.1

The quality of being suitable for a situation

emphasizes a close, context-specific match rather than mere correctness

suitability

vsappositeness

8 3.2

How right something is for a particular use or situation

focuses on a precise match to the situation or purpose

applicability

vsappositeness

8 5.7

How relevant or suitable something is for a particular use

stresses being closely matched to the situation rather than just relevant

adequacy

vsappositeness

6 3.7

A state of being enough or suitable for a purpose

centres on closeness of match rather than mere sufficiency

aptness

vsappositeness

1 6.1

A quality that makes something fit a certain situation

is broader, covering any good match to a situation

suitableness

vsappositeness

5.6

How well something fits a particular use

stresses an exact, timely match rather than general fitness

properness

vsappositeness

6.5

Being correct and appropriate for a situation

highlights precise relevance to purpose rather than formal correctness

meetness

vsappositeness

Archaic

9.9

How suitable or proper something is for a certain situation

adds the idea of an especially close fit to the context

fittingness

vsappositeness

7.3

How right something is for a situation or purpose

narrows this to an especially apt match for the occasion

convenance

vsappositeness

Archaic

9.9

Being suitable or proper for a particular situation

focuses more on exact alignment with purpose than general propriety

patness

vsappositeness

9.4

Being exactly right and suitable for a situation

covers the same close match but in more general situations

adequateness

vsappositeness

6.0

The quality of being good enough to meet a need

is about how well something fits the purpose beyond mere adequacy

satisfactoriness

vsappositeness

7.7

Being good enough to meet a need or expectation

focuses on precise appropriateness to situation, not only meeting needs

Antonyms

irrelevance

10 5.3

Something not related to the main topic

inappropriateness

4 7.0

Not being suitable for a situation or place

How Appropriate

appositeness

Formal

8.6

aptness

1 6.1

appropriateness

9 4.1

suitability

8 3.2

unsuitability

1 5.5

Surface Forms

appositeness singular

appositenesses plural

Morphology

appositeness = apposite (transparent) = apposite + ness

Standard nominalization: '-ness' forms a noun meaning 'the quality of being apposite', so the meaning follows directly from the adjective.

Etymology

Appositeness comes from a Latin root that means 'to place' and is the same root you see in position. So appositeness is the idea of being 'well placed' for a situation, or simply being appropriate and fitting.