Synonyms

applicability

American

[uh-plik-uh-bil-i-tee] / əˌplɪk əˈbɪl ɪ ti /

Rarely applicableness

noun

the fact or quality of applying to a certain situation or range of situations; relevance, appropriateness, or usefulness.

Each clinician should evaluate the applicability of these guidelines to their own practice and patients.

Other Word Forms

nonapplicability noun
unapplicability noun

Etymology

Origin of applicability

applic(able) ( def. ) + -ability ( def. )

Example Sentences

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"We have shown this technology has broad applicability including military operations and for homeland defense," Northrop told AFP in a statement.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Instead, jurors will consider the potential applicability of Section 230 protections during their deliberations about the companies’ conduct.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Estados Unidos Mexicanos thwart case-by-case determination of PLCAA’s applicability, a process that promotes careful explication of the law.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025

Once those discussions are concluded the UK government can either send it back to the assembly for a cross-community vote known as an applicability motion or decide the rule should not apply in Northern Ireland.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2024

In biology there is a principle of powerful if imperfect applicability called recapitulation: in our individual embryonic development we retrace the evolutionary history of the species.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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