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noun
The state of being unavailable
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of not being available when needed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: inaccessibility
Antonyms: availability
Broader terms: inconvenience
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English availability English unavailability From un- + availability.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
