SUITABLENESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose

Example:

an important requirement is suitability for long trips

Synonyms:

suitability; suitableness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("suitableness" is a kind of...):

quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suitableness"):

appropriateness (the quality of being specially suitable)

fitness; fittingness (the quality of being suitable)

convenience (the quality of being useful and convenient)

Antonym:

unsuitableness (the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose)

Derivation:

suitable (worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse)

suitable (meant or adapted for an occasion or use)