suitability

English

Etymology

From suit +‎ -ability.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsjuːtəˈbɪlɪti/, /ˌsuːtəˈbɪlɪti/

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌsutəˈbɪləti/, [ˌsutəˈbɪləɾi], [ˌsuɾəˈbɪləɾi], /ˌsjutəˈbɪləti/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌsʉːtəˈbɪləti/, [ˌsʉːtəˈbɪləɾi], /ˌsjʉːtəˈbɪləti/

Noun

suitability (countable and uncountable, plural suitabilities)

1. The quality of being suitable.
   • 1949, F. A. Hayek, “The Intellectuals and Socialism”, in University of Chicago Law Review, volume 16, number 3, Chicago: University of Chicago, →DOI, page 423:

     As he knows little about the particular issues, his criterion must be consistency with his other views, suitability to combine them into a coherent picture of the world.

Related terms

• suit
• suitable

Translations

quality of being suitable

Czech: vhodnost (cs) f Dutch: geschiktheid (nl) German: Eignung (de) f, Brauchbarkeit (de) f Greek: καταλληλότητα (el) f (katallilótita) Hindi: उपयुक्तता (hi) f (upyuktatā) Irish: oiriúint f, oiriúnacht f Malay: kesesuaian Malayalam: അനുയോജ്യത (ml) (anuyōjyata) Ottoman Turkish: طباق (tıbâk) Portuguese: adequabilidade (pt) f Romanian: potrivire (ro) f, adecvabilitate f, aptitudine (ro) f Spanish: idoneidad (es) f, lo adecuado (es)