单词 | unpracticality |
释义 | unpracticalityn. The fact or quality of being unpractical; lack of practical skill, knowledge, or usefulness. Cf. impracticality n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [noun] giddiheadc1275 giddinessa1290 lighthead1340 vanityc1386 glaikitnessa1500 idleness1535 levity1564 emptiness1577 vainness1591 frivolousnessa1631 volageness1633 grollery1637 brain-giddinessa1652 desipience1656 desipiencya1682 frothinessa1716 inanity1756 frivolity1796 unpracticalness1828 unpracticality1840 bird-wittedness1854 scattiness1959 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > inexpediency > [noun] unexpediency1607 inexpedience1608 inexpediency1641 unpoliticness1654 impoliticness1680 impoliticalness1695 impolicy1747 inadvisedness1774 unpracticalness1828 unadvisableness1833 inadvisability1839 unpracticality1840 undesirability1870 1840 London & Westm. Rev. 33 211 His intellect irresistibly attaching the imputation of unpracticality to the man who had applied it to what he could not understand, [etc.]. 1880 Athenæum 18 Dec. 812/3 The delightful unpracticality of good Mrs. Brooke. 1910 Science 23 Sept. 395/2 The man of the world manifests for what he considers to be over-scrupulosity and unpracticality. 2003 M. Cosh Edinburgh xl. 600 The captain's unpracticality and lack of common precautions were proved after a few hours. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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