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appropriateness vs suitability

suitability vs appropriateness

appropriateness and suitability both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
appropriateness Yes No No No
suitability Yes No No No
As nouns, suitability is a hypernym of appropriateness; that is, suitability is a word with a broader meaning than appropriateness:
  • appropriateness: the quality of being specially suitable
  • suitability: the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose
Other hypernyms of appropriateness include suitableness.
appropriateness (noun) suitability (noun)
the quality of being specially suitable the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose
appropriate conduct; doing the right thing
Difference between appropriateness and suitability

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