impracticality

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English

Etymology

impractical +‎ -ity

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 287: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Canada" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɪmˌpɹæktəˈkæləti/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 287: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɹæk.tɪˌkæl.ɪ.ti/
  • CA synth:(file)

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.

Translations

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