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impracticality

UK/ɪmˈpɹæk.tɪˌkæl.ɪ.ti/

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Canada/ɪmˌpɹæktəˈkæləti/

impracticality noun: the state or quality of being impractical.

Noun

impracticality (countable and uncountable, plural impracticalities)

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

Synonyms of impracticality

Antonyms

Forms of impracticality

pluralimpracticalities

Origin of impracticality

From impractical + -ity.

Questions about impracticality

What does impracticality mean?
Impracticality means the state or quality of being impractical.
What part of speech is impracticality?
Impracticality is a noun.
How do you pronounce impracticality?
Impracticality is pronounced /ɪmˌpɹæktəˈkæləti/ (Canada).
What is the plural of impracticality?
The plural of impracticality is impracticalities.

Words near impracticality in the dictionary

  1. impracticableness
  2. impracticables
  3. impracticably
  4. impractical
  5. impracticalities
  6. impracticality
  7. impractically
  8. impracticalness
  9. imprecate
  10. imprecated
  11. imprecates

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