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Suitableness vs Effectiveness - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between suitableness and effectiveness

is that suitableness is (uncountable) the state or quality of being suitable, adapted or accommodated; suitability; fitness; propriety; agreeableness while effectiveness is the property of being effective, of achieving results.

suitableness

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The state or quality of being suitable, adapted or accommodated; suitability; fitness; propriety; agreeableness.
  • * John Morley, Voltaire
    • Moreover, the modern argument in favour of the supernatural origin of the Christian religion, drawn from its suitableness to our needs and its divine response to our aspirations, must be admitted by every candid person resorting to it to be of exactly equal force in the mouth of a Mahometan or a fire-worshipper or an astrolater.
  • (countable) The result of being suitable. (rfex)

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    effectiveness

    English

    (wikipedia effectiveness)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The property of being effective, of achieving results.
    • The effectiveness of the drug was well established.
  • The capacity or potential for achieving results.
  • *
  • The degree to which something achieves results.
    • He questioned the effectiveness of the treatment.
  • * 2013 , Phil McNulty, "[http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23830980]", BBC Sport , 1 September 2013:
    • United were having more possession but a sign of the effectiveness of Liverpool's defence was that it took the visitors 76 minutes to force Mignolet into serious action, when he dived to punch away a shot from substitute Nani.

    Related terms

    * effect * effective * effectivity * effector * effectual * effectuate * efficacious * efficacity * efficacy * efficiency * efficient