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Dictionary: suit·a·ble   ('tə-bəl) pronunciation
adj.
Appropriate to a purpose or an occasion.

suitability suit'a·bil'i·ty or suit'a·ble·ness n.
suitably suit'a·bly adv.

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adjective

  1. Suited to one's end or purpose: appropriate, befitting, convenient, expedient, fit1, good, meet2, proper, tailor-made, useful. See agree/disagree, good/bad.
  2. Consistent with prevailing or accepted standards or circumstances: appropriate, deserved, due, fit1, fitting, just, merited, proper, right, rightful. See right/wrong.
  3. Satisfying certain requirements, as for selection: eligible, fit1, fitted, qualified, worthy. See ability/inability.

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adj

Definition: appropriate, acceptable
Antonyms: improper, inappropriate, irrelevant, unacceptable, unfitting, unsuitable


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: adj. - Appropriate for a condition or purpose..

pronunciation Everyone has a spirit that can be refined, a body that can be trained in some manner, a suitable path to follow — Morihei Ueshiba

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - passende

Nederlands (Dutch)
geschikt, passend

Français (French)
adj. - adéquat, approprié, apte, convenable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - geeignet, passend, angemessen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κατάλληλος, ταιριαστός

Italiano (Italian)
appropriato, conveniente, pratico, corretto, adatto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - apropriado

Русский (Russian)
подходящий, пригодный, удачный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - adecuado, apropiado, indicado, eficaz, eficiente, decente, conveniente, correcto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - passande, lämplig, ändamålsenlig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
适当的, 适宜的, 合适的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 適當的, 適宜的, 合適的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 적당한, 적절한, 알맞은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 適当な, 似合う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مناسب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתאים, הולם, טוב‬


 
 
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