inapplicable
inapplicable adjective: not applicable; that does not apply or cannot be applied; unsuitable or irrelevant.
Adjective
inapplicable (comparative more inapplicable, superlative most inapplicable)
- Not applicable; that does not apply or cannot be applied; unsuitable or irrelevant.
- The argument is inapplicable to the case.
- In this case, y(#92;cdot) is not single-valued at any price vector allowing for nonzero production, making Hotelling's lemma inapplicable at these prices.1995, Andreu Mas-Colell, Michael D. Whinston, and Jerry R. Green, Microeconomic Theory, Oxford University Press, page 141
- Synonyms:
- unapplicable
inapplicable meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
inapplicable in Tamil
- ஒவ்வாத, பயன்படுத்த முடியாத பொருந்தாத, பொருத்தமற்ற, பொருந்தாத
inapplicable in Bengali
- অপ্রযোজ্য, অসংগত
inapplicable in Malayalam
- not pertinent, irrelevant, immater-ial
- ബാധകമല്ലാത്ത, അസിദ്ധ, അനവകാശ, അപ്രായോഗികം, അപ്രസക്തമായ, പ്രസക്തിയില്ലാത്ത
inapplicable in Kannada
- ಅನ್ವಯಿಸದ, ಸರಿಹೊಂದದ, ಒಪ್ಪದ, ಅನುಪಪನ್ನ
Synonyms of inapplicable
Forms of inapplicable
| comparative | more inapplicable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most inapplicable |
Origin of inapplicable
From in- + applicable.
Words formed from inapplicable
Questions about inapplicable
- What does inapplicable mean?
- Inapplicable means not applicable; that does not apply or cannot be applied; unsuitable or irrelevant.
- What is inapplicable in Tamil?
- Inapplicable in Tamil is ஒவ்வாத, பயன்படுத்த முடியாத பொருந்தாத, பொருத்தமற்ற. See Inapplicable meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is inapplicable?
- Inapplicable is an adjective.
Words near inapplicable in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: inapplicable (page history and authors); inapplicable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Inapplicable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inapplicable (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); inapplicable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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