Suitableness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Suitable \Suit"a*ble\, a.
     Capable of suiting; fitting; accordant; proper; becoming;
     agreeable; adapted; as, ornaments suitable to one's station;
     language suitable for the subject. -- {Suit"a*ble*ness}, n.
     -- {Suit"a*bly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     Syn: Proper; fitting; becoming; accordant; agreeable;
          competent; correspondent; compatible; consonant;
          congruous; consistent.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  suitableness
       n : the quality of having the properties that are right for a
           specific purpose; "an important requirement is
           suitability for long trips" [syn: {suitability}] [ant: {unsuitability},
            {unsuitability}]