in·ap·pro·pri·ate ( n  -pr  pr -t)adj. Unsuitable or improper. in ap·propri·ate·ly adv.in ap·propri·ate·ness n. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | inappropriateness - inappropriate conduct improperness, impropriety - an improper demeanor appropriateness, rightness - appropriate conduct; doing the right thing |
| 2. | inappropriateness - 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" unsuitability, unsuitableness, ineptness - the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose inappositeness, inaptness - inappropriateness; "greater inaptness of expression would be hard to imagine" infelicity - inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression) appropriateness - the quality of being specially suitable |
Translations
inappropriateness [ˌɪnəˈprəʊprɪɪtnɪs] N [of behaviour] → lo impropio; [of remark] → lo inoportuno; [of dress] → lo poco adecuado or apropiado
inappropriateness
n → Unpassende(s) nt, → Unangebrachtheit f; (of action also) → Unangemessenheit f; (of time) → Ungünstigkeit f
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