suitable

[soo-tuh-buhl]

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adjective

such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.

Origin of suitable

First recorded in 1505–15; suit + -able

Related formssuit·a·bil·i·ty, suit·a·ble·ness, nounsuit·a·bly, adverbpre·suit·a·bil·i·ty, nounpre·suit·a·ble, adjectivepre·suit·a·bly, adverb

Synonyms for suitable

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proper, befitting, seemly, apt.

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Related Words for suitability

propriety, appropriateness, fitness, agreement

Examples from the Web for suitability

Contemporary Examples of suitability

Strauss-Kahn famously logged more than 60,000 miles (100,000 kilometers) selling his suitability to IMF members in 2007.
Christine Lagarde: Can a Woman Save the IMF?
Tracy McNicoll
June 1, 2011

Historical Examples of suitability

What determines the suitability of a region for grape-growing?
Manual of American Grape-Growing
U. P. Hedrick
In the matter of suitability of foods, much depends upon the local supply.
Rural Hygiene
Henry N. Ogden
There was no question of suitability—no thought of excellence or the reverse.
The Making Of A Novelist
David Christie Murray
It's what money stands for, beauty, and suitability—and—everything.
The Lovely Lady
Mary Austin
The general shape, and the suitability of the shape for swimming.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study
Ontario Ministry of Education

British Dictionary definitions for suitability

suitable

adjective

appropriate; proper; fit

Derived Formssuitability or suitableness, nounsuitably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for suitability

1680s, from suitable + -ity.

suitable

adj.

1580s, from suit + -able. Earlier suit-like (1560s); suitly (mid-15c.).