idoneity

idoneity
\\ˌīdəˈnēəd.ē\ noun (-es)
Etymology: Medieval Latin idoneitas, from Latin idoneus + -itas -ity
archaic : the quality or state of being idoneous : suitability, fitness

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  • idoneity — ido·ne·i·ty …   English syllables

  • idoneous — idoneity /uyd n ee i tee/, idoneousness, n. /uy doh nee euhs/, adj. appropriate; fit; suitable; apt. [1605 15; < L idoneus; see OUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • idoneous —   a. appropriate.    ♦ idoneity, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • -eity — [cf. Fr. éité] termination of nouns of quality or condition corresp. to adjs. in eous, on the model of L. idoneus idoneous, late L. idoneĭtās idoneity (1617), scholastic L. homogeneus homogeneous, homogeneitās homogeneity (1625). Among other… …   Useful english dictionary

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