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
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


1. accessible, usable, handy.


1. unavailable.
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available (əˈveɪləbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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
 
adv

unavailable (ˌʌnəˈveɪləbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
not obtainable or accessible: unavailable for comment

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Word Origin & History

available
mid-15c., "beneficial," also "valid, effective, capable of producing the desired effect," from avail + -able. Meaning "at one's disposal, capable of being made use of" is recorded from 1827. Related: Availability (1803).

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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Example sentences
Other images could have been obtained only as a result of knowledge or
  perspectives unavailable at the time.
Certainly, ongoing copyright protection for works that have been unavailable or
  that do not sell is absurd.
The service was unavailable for about an hour and a half, in the middle of the
  day.
Time after time when a crime is committed the video from nearby cameras is
  unavailable or of too poor quality to be useful.
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