inappropriateness
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (2)
- inappropriate conductSynonyms: wrongnessOpposite appropriatenessType of impropriety, improperness
- the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting“he retracted nothing that he had said about the inappropriateness of either a corporeal God or a God who is a person”“his praise released from her loud protestations of her unworthiness”Synonyms: unworthinessOpposite appropriatenessType of unsuitability, unsuitablenessKinds infelicity, inaptness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“inappropriateness” is listed under Inappropriate.
In′ap·pro′pri·ate adjective
Not instrument (to); not appropriate; unbecoming; unsuitable; not specially fitted; — followed by to or for. — In′wb-a2′>′ap·pro′wb-a1′>′pri·ate·ly, adverb — In′wb-a2′>′ap·pro′wb-a1′>′pri·ate·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54