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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