1. the quality of being suitable, relevant, or appropriate to a particular situation
Usage: formal

Examples

• The appositeness of her remarks impressed the entire committee.
• He questioned the appositeness of using such formal language in a casual setting.
• The judge praised the lawyer’s appositeness in citing relevant precedents.
• The appositeness of the metaphor made the complex concept easier to understand.
• Critics noted the appositeness of the film’s themes to current social issues.
• The teacher appreciated the appositeness of the student’s examples in the essay.