appropriateness
n.
suitability, fitness, relevance, aptness
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
Appropriateness
(n.)
The state or quality of being appropriate; peculiar fitness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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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)
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,
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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