unpracticalnessn.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈpraktᵻklnəs/, U.S. /ˌənˈpræktəkəlnəs/ Now rare.
= impracticality n.
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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
1828 E. B. Pusey Hist. Enq. Rationalist Char. I. 125 The attempt to remedy the unpracticalness of the existing system.
1880 ‘V. Lee’ Stud. 18th Cent. Italy ii. iii. 49 To this charming unpracticalness..must be added the fact that [etc.].
1965 Times 21 June 7/1 Criticism of the cumbrousness and unpracticalness of the parliamentary machine spreads wide.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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