unavailability
Use Unavailability in a sentence
lə adjective
1.
suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.
2.
readily obtainable; accessible: available resources.
3.
having sufficient power or efficacy; valid.
4.
Archaic. efficacious; profitable; advantageous.
Related forms
a·vail·a·bil·i·ty, a·vail·a·ble·ness, noun
a·vail·a·bly, adverb
in·ter·a·vail·a·bil·i·ty, noun
in·ter·a·vail·a·ble, adjective
non·a·vail·a·bil·i·ty, noun
un·a·vail·a·bil·i·ty, noun
un·a·vail·a·ble, adjective
un·a·vail·a·ble·ness, noun
un·a·vail·a·b·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. accessible, usable, handy.
1. accessible, usable, handy.
Antonyms
1. unavailable.
1. unavailable.
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Unavailability
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So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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| —adj | |
| 1. | obtainable or accessible; capable of being made use of; at hand |
| 2. | derogatory (US) politics suitable for public office, usually as a result of having an inoffensive character: Smith was a particularly available candidate |
| availa'bility | |
| —n | |
| a'vailableness | |
| —n | |
| a'vailably | |
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Example sentences
We regret the inconvenience caused by the unavailability of this page.
One reason many students find their graduation dates postponed is because of the unavailability of courses in timely rotations.
His unavailability sometimes left other partners in the lurch, upsetting their vacation plans.
Thousands of people die every year because of the unavailability of human organs for transplantation.
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