The quality of being available; availableness. [1913 Webster]
" The word is sometimes used derogatively in the sense of “mere availableness,” or capability of success without regard to worthiness." [1913 Webster]

"He was . . . nominated for his availability." [1913 Webster]
That which is available. [1913 Webster]

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availability

access, accessibility, actual presence, applicability, approachability, being here, being there, come-at-ableness, effectiveness, efficacy, efficiency, existence, functionality, getatableness, gettableness, helpfulness, hereness, immanence, immediacy, indwellingness, inherence, obtainability, obtainableness, occurrence, openness, operability, penetrability, perviousness, physical presence, practicability, practical utility, practicality, presence, procurability, procurableness, profitability, reachableness, securableness, serviceability, spiritual presence, thereness, ubiety, usability, use, usefulness, utility, utilizability, whereness

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