Meanings
plural inappropriatenesses
- uncountableThe quality of being inappropriate; unsuitability.
I suppose thatʼs what I first loved about Marpessa, her unabashed inappropriateness.
2015, Paul Beatty, The Sellout, Oneworld Publications (2016), page 721 more example
The station is seven miles from South Molton, and reference to the inappropriateness of its former name was made in the article on the naming of railway stations, by Mr. M. D. Greville, which appeared in the March issue.
1951 May, “Notes and News: South Molton Road Station Renamed”, in Railway Magazine, page 351 - countableThe result of being inappropriate.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Finnish epätarkoituksenmukaisuus, epätarkoituksenmukaisuus
- epätarkoituksenmukaisuusquality
- epätarkoituksenmukaisuusresult
German Unangebrachtsein, Unangemessensein
- Unangebrachtseinquality
- Unangemessenseinquality
- Unangebrachtheitresult
- Unangemessenheitresult
Hindi असंगति
- असंगति (asaṅgti)quality
Japanese 不相応, 不適切
- 不相応 (fusōō)quality
- 不適切 (futekisetsu)quality
- 場違い (bachigai)quality
- 不相応 (fusōō)result
- 不適切 (futekisetsu)result
- 場違い (bachigai)result
Russian неуме́стность
- неуме́стность (neuméstnostʹ)quality
Spanish inapropiedad, improcedencia
- inapropiedadquality
- improcedenciaquality
- lo inapropiado / improcedenteresult
Swedish olämplighet
- olämplighetquality
Cite this entry
inappropriateness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inappropriateness
“inappropriateness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inappropriateness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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