impracticality

impracticality

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Italic *ən-
Latin in-bor.
Middle English in-
English im-
English practical
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.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    impracticality (countable and uncountable, plural impracticalities)

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

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