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APPOSITENESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Appropriateness for the occasion

Example:

the phrase had considerable aptness

Synonyms:

appositeness; aptness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("appositeness" is a kind of...):

appropriateness (the quality of being specially suitable)

Antonym:

inappositeness (inappropriateness)

Derivation:

apposite (being of striking appropriateness and pertinence)

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