the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting
“he retracted nothing that he had said about the inappropriateness of either a corporeal God or a God who is a person”
Word Forms
inappropriate
adjective
not in keeping with what is correct or proper
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Unangemessenheit
unangemessenes Verhalten
🇫🇷French
caractère inapproprié
conduite inappropriée
🇪🇸Spanish
inapropiación
conducta inapropiada
🇮🇹Italian
inadeguatezza
condotta inappropriata
🇳🇱Dutch
ongepastheid
ongepast gedrag
🇵🇹Portuguese
inadequação
conduta inadequada
🇷🇺Russian
неуместность
неподобающее поведение
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अनुपयुक्तता
अनुचित आचरण
🇧🇩Bengali
অনুপযুক্ততা
অনুপযুক্ত আচরণ
🇮🇳Tamil
பொருத்தமற்ற தன்மை
பொருத்தமற்ற நடத்தை
🇮🇳Telugu
తగనితనం
తగని ప్రవర్తన
🇮🇳Marathi
अयोग्यता
अयोग्य आचरण
🇮🇳Gujarati
અયોગ્યતા
અયોગ્ય વર્તન
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅನುಚಿತತೆ
ಅನುಚಿತ ನಡವಳಿಕೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അനുചിതത്വം
അനുചിതമായ പെരുമാറ്റം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਣਉਚਿਤਤਾ
ਅਣਉਚਿਤ ਵਿਹਾਰ
🇵🇰Urdu
نامناسب پن
نامناسب طرز عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
不适当
不当行为
🇯🇵Japanese
不適切
不適切な行為
🇰🇷Korean
부적절
부적절한 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự không thích hợp
hành vi không phù hợp
🇹🇭Thai
ความไม่เหมาะสม
การกระทำที่ไม่เหมาะสม
🇮🇩Indonesian
ketidaksesuaian
perilaku yang tidak pantas
🇵🇭Filipino
hindi nararapat
hindi naaangkop na pag-uugali
🇲🇾Malay
ketidaksesuaian
kelakuan yang tidak sepatutnya
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عدم الملاءمة
سلوك غير لائق
🇮🇷Persian
نامناسب بودن
رفتار نامناسب
🇹🇷Turkish
uygunsuzluk
uygunsuz davranış
🇮🇱Hebrew
חוסר הולם
התנהלות לא הולמת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'inappropriateness'?
The primary meaning of 'inappropriateness' is 'inappropriate conduct'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'inappropriateness' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'inappropriateness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'inappropriateness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'inappropriateness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'inappropriateness' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'inappropriateness' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'inappropriateness' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'inappropriateness' in regular conversations?
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