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appropriateness
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appropriateness
n.
suitability, fitness, relevance, aptness
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appropriateness
Noun
1. appropriate conduct; doing the right thing
(synonym) rightness
(antonym) inappropriateness, wrongness
(hypernym) propriety, properness, correctitude
2. the quality of being specially suitable
(antonym) inappropriateness
(hypernym) suitability, suitableness
(hyponym) felicity, felicitousness
(attribute) appropriate
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Download this dictionary |
Appropriateness
(n.)
The state or quality of being appropriate; peculiar fitness.
The state or quality of being appropriate; peculiar fitness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
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Appropriateness
The extent to which a particular procedure, treatment, test, or service is clearly indicated, not excessive, adequate in quantity, and provided in the setting best suited to a patient's or member's needs. (See also, medically necessary)
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appropriateness
Synonyms and related words:
account, advantage, aid, allotment, allowance, applicability, appositeness, appropriation, aptness, assistance, expediency, fitness, grant, grant-in-aid, help, meetness, order, propriety, relevance, rightness, service, serviceability, stipend, subsidy, subvention, suitability, suitableness, use, usefulness, utility,
account, advantage, aid, allotment, allowance, applicability, appositeness, appropriation, aptness, assistance, expediency, fitness, grant, grant-in-aid, help, meetness, order, propriety, relevance, rightness, service, serviceability, stipend, subsidy, subvention, suitability, suitableness, use, usefulness, utility,
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