applicability

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noun

The degree to which a thing is applicable.

Similar
relevancypertinencepertinency
Opposite
inapplicability
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Meanings

nounapplicability (usually uncountable, plural applicabilities)

plural applicabilities

  1. uncountableusuallyThe degree to which a thing is applicable.

    Synonyms: relevancy · Antonyms: inapplicability

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe degree to which a thing is applicable.

Similar
relevancy
Opposite
inapplicability

More synonyms by meaning

nounrelevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand

Similar
pertinencepertinency
Opposite
inapplicability
Broader
relevancerelevancy
Also see
pertinencepertinency

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From applicable + -ity.

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Translations

Catalan aplicabilitat
  • aplicabilitatdegree to which something is applicable
Dutch toepasbaarheid
  • toepasbaarheiddegree to which something is applicable
Finnish soveltuvuus
  • soveltuvuusdegree to which something is applicable
German Anwendbarkeit, Anwendungsmöglichkeit
  • Anwendbarkeitdegree to which something is applicable
  • Anwendungsmöglichkeitdegree to which something is applicable
  • Eignungdegree to which something is applicable
  • Geltungsbereichdegree to which something is applicable
  • Verwendbarkeitdegree to which something is applicable
  • Verwertbarkeitdegree to which something is applicable
Italian applicabilità
  • applicabilitàdegree to which something is applicable
Korean 적용 가능성
  • 적용 가능성 (jeogyong ganeungseong)degree to which something is applicable
Portuguese aplicabilidade
  • aplicabilidadedegree to which something is applicable
Romanian aplicabilitate
  • aplicabilitatedegree to which something is applicable
Spanish aplicabilidad
  • aplicabilidaddegree to which something is applicable
Swedish tillämplighet
  • tillämplighetdegree to which something is applicable
Turkish uygulanabilme, uygulanabilirlik
  • uygulanabilmedegree to which something is applicable
  • uygulanabilirlikdegree to which something is applicable
Cite this entry
APA

applicability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/applicability

MLA

“applicability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/applicability. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “applicability,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/applicability.

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