Suitedness

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The quality or state of being appropriate or fitting for a particular purpose, situation, or individual ; the condition of matching well with specific needs or requirements ; suitability or compatibility for intended use
2. The characteristic of being well-adapted or fitting properly to certain conditions or demands ; an attribute indicating harmony or suitability ; the condition of having qualities that make something proper or acceptable
3. The measure of how appropriately something corresponds to a particular purpose or circumstance ; the trait of being well-suited or apt ; the degree to which something fulfills the necessary criteria for suitability

Etymology: "Suitedness" is a plain formation: the adjective "suited," meaning fitted or appropriate for something, with the suffix "-ness," which English has long used to turn adjectives into nouns of quality or state. Words like "kindness" and "sweetness" follow the same pattern, so the noun simply names the condition of being suited. The adjective "suited" itself comes from "suit," which in turn traces back through Old French "suite" (following, pursuit, set) to Latin "sequi," to follow. The idea of matching or fitting grew out of the sense of things that go together, like a set of matching garments, which is also where the word for a suit of clothes comes from.

Synonyms: fitness, appropriateness, compatibility, aptitude, suitability

Antonyms: unsuitability, inappropriateness, incompatibility, unfitness