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Advisability

The quality of being advisable; advisableness.

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Soundness 76% connected

The quality or state of being sound; as, the soundness of timber, of fruit, of the teeth, etc.; the soundness of reasoning or argument; soundness of…

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Wisdom 76% connected

The quality of being wise; knowledge, and the capacity to make due use of it; knowledge of the best ends and the best means; discernment and judgment…

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Wiseness 76% connected

Wisdom.

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Advisable 74% connected

Proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent.

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Advisable 74% connected

Proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent.

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Advantage noun · 86% connection

benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity"

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Benefit noun · 86% connection

something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the benefit of all"

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Better noun · 86% connection

something superior in quality or condition or effect; "a change for the better"

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Cogency noun · 86% connection

the quality of being valid and rigorous

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Consistency noun · 86% connection

(logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one…

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Desirability noun · 86% connection

the quality of being worthy of desiring

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Desirableness noun · 86% connection

the quality of being worthy of desiring

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GDP noun · 86% connection

the measure of an economy adopted by the United States in 1991; the total market values of goods and services produced by workers and…

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Good noun · 86% connection

that which is pleasing or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self…

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Goodness noun · 86% connection

that which is pleasing or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self…

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Interest noun · 86% connection

a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common…

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Laudability noun · 86% connection

the quality of being worthy of praise

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Laudableness noun · 86% connection

the quality of being worthy of praise

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Merit noun · 86% connection

the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded"

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Monetary value noun · 86% connection

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetar…

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Policy noun · 86% connection

a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government; "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislatio…

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Praiseworthiness noun · 86% connection

the quality of being worthy of praise

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Reasonableness noun · 86% connection

goodness of reason and judgment; "the judiciary is built on the reasonableness of judges"

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Advisable-ness noun · 78% connection

The quality of being advisable or expedient; expediency; advisability.

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Counselable adjective · 78% connection

Suitable to be advised; advisable, wise.

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Expedient adjective · 78% connection

Hastening or forward; hence, tending to further or promote a proposed object; fit or proper under the circumstances; conducive to self…

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Inadvisable adjective · 78% connection

Not advisable.

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Unadvisable adjective · 78% connection

Not advisable; inadvisable; inexpedient.

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Advisableness word · 72% connection

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