impracticality

English

Etymology

impractical +‎ -ity

Pronunciation

(Canada) IPA^(key): /ɪmˌpɹæktəˈkæləti/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpɹæk.tɪˌkæl.ɪ.ti/
CA synth (file)

Noun

impracticality (countable and uncountable, plural impracticalities)

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.
Something which is impractical.

Synonyms

infeasibility, unrealizability

Coordinate terms

impossibility

Translations

state or quality of being impractical

Czech: nepraktičnost f

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