Meanings
plural suitablenesses
- uncountableThe state or quality of being suitable, adapted or accommodated; suitability
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Moreover, the modern argument in favour of the supernatural origin of the Christian religion, drawn from its suitableness to our needs and its divine response to our aspirations, must be admitted by every candid person resorting to it to be of exactly equal force in the mouth of a Mahometan or a fire-worshipper or an astrolater.
1871, John Morley, VoltaireSynonyms: fitness, propriety, agreeableness
- countableThe result of being suitable.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state or quality of being suitable, adapted or accommodated; suitability
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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