appropriateness

Noun

Meaning

The state or quality of being appropriate; peculiar fitness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rightness felicity use advantage connection benefit appropriate utility bearing linguistic happiness convenience fitness relevance competence

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Antonyms

inappropriateness rebellion distortion incompatibility insignificance impropriety

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Hypernyms

propriety properness correctitude suitability suitableness

Hyponyms

felicity ticket aptness appositeness just the ticket felicitousness

Phrases with the word

appropriateness worth

Examples

The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value. Charles Dudley Warner

The miracle of the appropriateness of the language of mathematics for the formulation of the laws of physics is a wonderful gift which we neither understand nor deserve. E. P. Wigner

The abstract properties of this mapping are defined precisely, and its appropriateness and adequacy for the task at hand are demonstrated. David Marr

My number one thing to work on is not being reactive - but appropriateness doesn't come easily to me sometimes. Courtney Love

There is little evidence that other animals judge the appropriateness of actions that do not directly affect themselves. Frans de Waal

Unfortunately, criminals and malefactors have been increasingly enjoying the advantages of the information revolution. I would like to invite you to consider the appropriateness of working out an international instrument to combat computer terrorism. Leonid Kuchma

Close letter words and terms

appropriately appropriately managed appropriately set up appropriateness worth appropriater appropriation