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Fitness

The state or quality of being fit; as, the fitness of measures or laws; a person's fitness for office.

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Broader term 5

Competence 76% connected

Alt. of Competency

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Competency 76% connected

The state of being competent; fitness; ability; adequacy; power.

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Condition 76% connected

Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength,…

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Shape 76% connected

To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.

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Suitability 76% connected

The quality or state of being suitable; suitableness.

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Narrower term 4

Fettle 76% connected

To repair; to prepare; to put in order.

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Habitability 76% connected

Habitableness.

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Making 76% connected

of Make

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Qualification 76% connected

The act of qualifying, or the condition of being qualified.

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Fit 74% connected

imp. & p. p. of Fight.

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Fit 74% connected

imp. & p. p. of Fight.

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Softness 94% connected

The quality or state of being soft; -- opposed to hardness, and used in the various specific senses of the adjective.

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Softness 94% connected

The quality or state of being soft; -- opposed to hardness, and used in the various specific senses of the adjective.

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