suitableness

noun

Definition of suitablenessnext
as in fitness
the quality or state of being especially suitable or fitting questioned the suitableness of bringing a dog to a wedding

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for suitableness
  1. fitness
  2. relevance
  3. validity
  4. usefulness
  5. relevancy
  6. happiness
  7. propriety
  8. felicity
Noun
  • Vance’s family used her fitness Instagram page to deliver the news of her death.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
  • No experience is necessary and all fitness levels are welcome.
    — Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of fitness
Noun
  • Yet there’s a serious question here, too, raised in the play and heightened in this adaptation, about the relevance and role of art — whether there’s any point at all — when the world is falling apart.
    — Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Fast forward a century, and its relevance is hotly debated.
    — Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of relevance
Noun
  • However, the legal challenges already emerging suggest that the judiciary will play a crucial role in determining the validity and implementation of these orders.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Hochman filed a motion in Los Angeles Superior Court to rescind Gascon's request, presenting an analysis of the facts of the case that are far less favorable to the brothers and raising questions about the validity of their self-defense claims.
    — arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of validity
Noun
  • This kind of convenience adds to Apple Wallet's usefulness.
    — PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Full disclosure, this was a category borne of the pandemic that has largely outlived its usefulness.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of usefulness
Noun
  • Now, achieving relevancy — one of Curry’s favorite words — is well within reach.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
  • What can baseball do to increase its cultural relevancy?
    — Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of relevancy
Noun
  • For much of her youth, Natalie, 38, of New York, wasn't sure what happiness looked like for her.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Stephanie Harrison is the founder of The New Happy, an organization advancing a new philosophy of happiness.
    — Stephanie Harrison, Contributor, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of happiness
Noun
  • Andrews' nuanced design of P.L. Travers' creation is an astute, mellifluous, and delightfully intimidating creature of talent and propriety — and as the world would realize, so, too, was Andrews.
    — EW Staff, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Here, Gomez speaks with Variety about the propriety of the FCC’s actions and the potential harm that may come to broadcast journalism.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
Definition of propriety
Noun
  • So: Is any of this so very different from the absurd, grab-bag felicity of director King's Paddington 2, where we were enchanted watching a teddy bear sing and dance in prison?
    — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • However, Juneteenth maintains a resolve to protect Black family, freedom, and felicity.
    — Danielle Broadway, Parents, 18 Nov. 2023
Definition of felicity
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“Suitableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suitableness. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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