seasonableness

noun

Definition of seasonablenessnext
as in opportuneness

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  1. timeliness
  2. usefulness
  3. practicality
Noun
  • Come for the timeliness, stay for Cap wrecking a bunch of guys in an elevator.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026
  • There were bigger hits on the day, but the timeliness of those bunts spoke to the confidence with which the Red Sox were playing.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of timeliness
Noun
  • Picky Miss Manners is not quite happy that any submitted so far would pass her test for usefulness.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Today’s class of Arab comics agrees that this mode of comedy, while necessary at the time, has outlived its usefulness.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of usefulness
Noun
  • February 19 – March 20 Home decisions feel easier when care and practicality work together.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Forks and spoons, tables and chairs, tea-pots and entire houses—books too—were all to be designed towards both practicality and beauty.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of practicality
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“Seasonableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seasonableness. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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