Dictionary entry

Availability

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.