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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

impracticality en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɪmˌpɹæktəˈkæləti/ (Canada)
  • /ɪmˈpɹæk.tɪˌkæl.ɪ.ti/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English impractical Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English impracticality From impractical + -ity.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The state or quality of being impractical.
    • Fashion has often deliberately hindered bodily functions and emphasized impracticality. 2015, Alison Matthews David, Fashion Victims: The Damages of Dress Past and Present, →ISBN, page 135:
  2. (countable, uncountable) Something which is impractical.

Forms

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impracticalities Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

practicality

Coordinates

impossibility

Synonyms

unrealizability · infeasibility

Translations (1)

cs nepraktičnost (state or quality of being impractical)