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[uh-vey-luh-buhl] Example Sentences Origin

a·vail·a·ble

[uh-vey-luh-buhl]
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.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English; see avail, -able

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
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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
COLLAPSE


1. accessible, usable, handy.


1. unavailable.

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Unavailable is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Example Sentences
  • People and supplies are moved in and out by planes or helicopter when the ice roads are unavailable.
  • Petrol, unavailable for months because of roadblocks, has started to flow again.
  • Halls booked for opposition party meetings become suddenly unavailable.
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unavailable (ˌʌnəˈveɪləbəl)
 
adj
not obtainable or accessible: unavailable for comment

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Word Origin & History

unavailable
1540s, "ineffectual," from un- (1) "not" + avail + -able. Meaning "incapable of being used" is recorded from 1855. Unavailing (1660s) has taken up the older sense of the word. Related: Unavailability.
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