availability B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas US /əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ UK /əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ See IPA manual Freq #29319 Meanings 1 noun The fact that something can be obtained or used. The availability of cheap flights has increased tourism. 2 noun The fact of being free to meet or be contacted. Please let me know your availability for a meeting this week. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the fact that something can... accessibility ↔ Opposites non-availabilitynonavailabilityunavailability Word family Forms availabilities Derived forms bioavailabilitygeoavailabilityhigh-availabilityinteravailabilitylow-availabilityphytoavailability Etymology AI details From available + -ity; attested since the early 1800s. Topics Abstract Ideas External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # availability **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ **IPA (UK):** /əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ **Frequency rank:** 29319 ## Meanings 1. The fact that something can be obtained or used. 2. The fact of being free to meet or be contacted. ## Examples - The availability of cheap flights has increased tourism. - Please let me know your availability for a meeting this week. ## Antonyms - non-availability - nonavailability - unavailability ## Derived Forms - bioavailability - geoavailability - high-availability - interavailability - low-availability - phytoavailability ## Etymology From available + -ity; attested since the early 1800s. ## AI Etymology Availability is from available plus -ity; attested since the early 1800s. The abstract suffix turns available into a noun for a quality, condition, or measurable property, which keeps the modern meanings close to the adjective behind it. In use as a noun, availability denotes the fact that something can be obtained or used and the fact of being free to meet or be contacted. The same word family continues in derived forms such as bioavailability, geoavailability, high-availability, and interavailability. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas markdown