Synonyms for suitableness
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Noun
1. Fitness — the state or quality of being suitable, adapted or accommodated; suitability
fitness, propriety, qualification, competence, aptitude, appropriateness, expediency, aptness, agreeableness, felicity
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Definitions
- n. 1
The state or quality of being suitable, adapted or accommodated; suitability
Forms
- Plural
- suitablenesses → fitnesses, proprieties, qualifications, competences…
Example sentences
- fitness His daily fitness training is very important to him.
- qualification We agreed to the plan without qualification.
- competence Ted doesn't have the competence to teach English.
- propriety Propriety cannot be separated from honesty.
- suitability Check the suitability of the blood for transfusion.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| suitableness | steady | |
| fitness | rising | |
| qualification | falling | |
| competence | steady | |
| propriety | falling | |
| suitability | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- fitness2, aptness
- 8 letters
- felicity4, aptitude3
- 9 letters
- propriety4
- 10 letters
- competence3, expediency5
- 11 letters
- suitability5
- 13 letters
- qualification5, agreeableness
- 15 letters
- appropriateness5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fitness2 = 2 syllables).