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suitability

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suit·a·ble  (st-bl)
adj.
Appropriate to a purpose or an occasion.

suita·bili·ty, suita·ble·ness n.
suita·bly adv.
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Noun1.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

suitability
noun appropriateness, fitness, rightness, aptness information on the suitability of a product for use in the home
Translations
suitability [ˌsuːtəˈbɪlɪtɪ] N
1. (= adequacy) [of person, tool] → idoneidad f
criteria for judging an applicant's suitability for a jobcriterios para juzgar la idoneidad de un candidato para un trabajo
there is some doubt about the suitability of this house for disabled occupantsexisten dudas de que esta casa sea adecuada para personas discapacitadasexisten 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 workpondría en duda lo apropiado de llevar blusas escotadas al trabajo
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.
suitability
nAngemessenheit f; (of person for job)Eignung f; they discussed his suitability as a husband for their daughtersie diskutierten darüber, ob er sich als Ehemann für ihre Tochter eignete; the suitability of a film for childrenob ein Film für Kinder geeignet ist
suitability [ˌsuːtəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n (for job) → idoneità
I doubt the suitability of this book for children → dubito che sia un libro adatto ai bambini
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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If I were choosing by considerations of suitability alone, I could not have found anything better.
Neither Bennigsen nor the Emperor was there, but Chernyshev, the Emperor's aide-de-camp, received Bolkonski and informed him that the Emperor, accompanied by General Bennigsen and Marquis Paulucci, had gone a second time that day to inspect the fortifications of the Drissa camp, of the suitability of which serious doubts were beginning to be felt.
Besides, he gives evidence of great kindness of disposition, much keenness of wit, and as to suitability, M.
 
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