A*vail`a*bil"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Availabilities ().

1.

The quality of being available; availableness.

⇒ The word is sometimes used derogatively in the sense of "mere availableness," or capability of success without regard to worthiness.

He was . . . nominated for his availability. Lowell.

2.

That which is available.

 

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