AVAILABILITY

handiness, accessibility, availability, availableness

(noun) the quality of being at hand when needed

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

availability (usually uncountable, plural availabilities)

(chiefly, uncountable) The quality of being available.

(countable) That which is available.

Synonyms

• (quality of being available): availableness, accessibility

Antonyms

• (quality of being available): non-availability, nonavailability, unavailability

Source: Wiktionary


A*vail`a*bil"i*ty, n.; pl. Availabilities (.

1. The quality of being available; availableness.

Note: The word is sometimes used derogatively in the sense of "mere availableness," or capability of success without regard to worthiness. He was . . . nominated for his availability. Lowell.

2. That which is available.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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