suitability


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suit·a·ble

(so͞o′tə-bəl)
adj.
Appropriate to a purpose or an occasion.
suit′a·bil′i·ty, suit′a·ble·ness n.
suit′a·bly adv.
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Noun 1. suitability - the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose; "an important requirement is suitability for long trips"
appropriateness - the quality of being specially suitable
fitness, fittingness - the quality of being suitable; "they had to prove their fitness for the position"
convenience - the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan"
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
unsuitability, unsuitableness, ineptness - the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose
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suitability

noun appropriateness, fitness, rightness, aptness information on the suitability of a product for use in the home
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suitability

noun
The quality or state of being eligible:
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Translations
مُلائَمَه، مُطابَقَه
vhodnost
egnethed
rátermettség
hentugleiki
uygunluk

suitability

[ˌsuːtəˈbɪlɪtɪ] N
1. (= adequacy) [of person, tool] → idoneidad f
criteria for judging an applicant's suitability for a job → criterios para juzgar la idoneidad de un candidato para un trabajo
there is some doubt about the suitability of this house for disabled occupants → existen dudas de que esta casa sea adecuada para personas discapacitadas → existen dudas sobre la idoneidad de esta casa para personas discapacitadas
2. (= fitness) [of clothes] → lo apropiado
I'd question the suitability of wearing low-cut blouses to work → pondría en duda lo apropiado de llevar blusas escotadas al trabajo
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suitability

[ˌsuːtəˈbɪləti] n [product] → aptitude f à l'usage
suitability for sth → aptitude f à qch, Le deuxième critère est l'aptitude à l'usage quotidien.
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suitability

n → Angemessenheit f; (of person for job) → Eignung f; they discussed his suitability as a husband for their daughter → sie diskutierten darüber, ob er sich als Ehemann für ihre Tochter eignete ; the suitability of a film for children → ob ein Film für Kinder geeignet ist
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suitability

[ˌsuːtəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n (for job) → idoneità
I doubt the suitability of this book for children → dubito che sia un libro adatto ai bambini
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suitable

(ˈsuːtəbl) adjective
(negative unsuitable).
1. right or appropriate for a purpose or occasion. I haven't any suitable shoes for the wedding; Those shoes are not suitable for walking in the country; Many people applied for the job but not one of them was suitable. geskik ملائِم подходящ adequado vhodný geeignet passende κατάλληλος adecuado, conveniente, apropiado sobiv, kõlbulik درهور sopiva convenable, approprié מַתאִים सही prikladan, primjeren megfelelő sesuai viðeigandi; hæfur adatto, idoneo ふさわしい 어울리는, 정당한 tinkamas piemērots; iederīgs layak geschikt som passer for anledningen, egnet odpowiedni, stosowny وړ، مناسب adequado conve­nabil, corespunzător подходящий;(при)годный vhodný primeren prikladan passande, lämplig ที่เหมาะสม uygun, münasip 合適的 підхожий; такий, що відповідає موزوں یا مناسب phù hợp 合适的
2. convenient. We must find a suitable day for our meeting. gerieflik مُلائِم، مُريح، مُوافِق удобен conveniente vyhovující passend passende βολικός adecuado sobiv مناسب sopiva qui convient מַתאִים सुविधाजनक primjeren, podesan alkalmas cocok hentugur adatto 都合のよい 편리한 tinkamas piemērots; ērts sesuai geschikt passende odpowiedni مناسب conveniente care îi convine удобный; подходящий vyhovujúci primeren zgodan passande, lämplig ที่สะดวก uygun, münasip 適宜的 зручний; придатний مناسب tiện nghi, thích hợp 适宜的
ˌsuitaˈbility noun
gerieflikheid مُلائَمَه، مُطابَقَه удобност conveniência vhodnost die Eigung egnethed καταλληλότητα conveniencia, cualidad de adecuado/apropiado sobivus تناسب sopivuus convenance מִידַת הַתאָמָה उपयुक्तता prikladnost, primjerenost alkalmasság, rátermettség kesesuaian hentugleiki adeguatezza 適当 적절성 tinkamumas piemērotība kesesuaian geschiktheid formålstjenlighet stosowność تناسب conveniência potrivire соответствие; пригодность vhodnosť primernost prikladnost lämplighet ความเหมาะสม uygunluk 適宜的 відповідність; придатність موزونیت sự hợp, sự thích hợp 适宜的
ˈsuitableness noun
geskiktheid تلاؤُم، مُطابَقَه съответствие adequação vhodnost die Eigung egnethed καταλληλότητα conveniencia, cualidad de adecuado/apropiado sobivus زيبندگي sopivuus convenance התאמה औचित्य, सुविधा prikladnost, podesnost vminek megfelelő/helyes/alkalmas volta kecocokan hentugleiki adeguatezza 適当 어울림 tinkamumas piemērotība sesuainya geschiktheid egnethet stosowność ښایدل adequação potrivire подходящий случай vhodnosť primernost prikladnost lämplighet ความเหมาะสม uygunluk 合適 відповідність; зручність مناسب sự hợp, sự thích hợp 合适
ˈsuitably adverb
You're not suitably dressed. toepaslik بصورةٍ ملائِمَه подходящо convenientemente vhodně geeignet passende όπως αρμόζει, καταλλήλως convenientemente, adecuadamente, apropiadamente sobilikult, asjakohaselt بنحوي مناسب sopivasti convenablement כראוי औचित्यपूर्ण, सुविधापूर्वक, उपयुक्ततापूर्वक prikladno, primjereno megfelelően semestinya á viðeigandi hátt adeguatamente ふさわしく 적절하게 tinkamai piemēroti; atbilstoši sesuai passend passende odpowiednio په مناسبه توګه convenientemente în mod convenabil соответственно vhodne primerno prikladno lämpligt, passande อย่างเหมาะสม uygun şekilde 合適地 відповідно موزوں طور پر phù hợp, thích hợp 合适地
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If I were choosing by considerations of suitability alone, I could not have found anything better."
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