inappropriateness

English

Etymology

inappropriate +‎ -ness

Noun

inappropriateness (countable and uncountable, plural inappropriatenesses)

(uncountable) The quality of being inappropriate; unsuitability.
- 2015, Paul Beatty, The Sellout, Oneworld Publications (2016), page 72:
  I suppose thatʼs what I first loved about Marpessa, her unabashed inappropriateness.
(countable) The result of being inappropriate.

Translations

quality

Finnish: epätarkoituksenmukaisuus (fi)
German: Unangebrachtsein n, Unangemessensein n
Japanese: 不相応 (ja) (fusōō), 不適切 (ja) (futekisetsu), 場違い (bachigai)
Spanish: inapropiado (es) m, improcedente (es) m

result

Finnish: epätarkoituksenmukaisuus (fi)
German: Unangebrachtheit f, Unangemessenheit f
Japanese: 不相応 (ja) (fusōō), 不適切 (ja) (futekisetsu), 場違い (bachigai)

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