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单词 unpresentability
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unpresentabilityn.

Brit. /ˌʌnprᵻˌzɛntəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌənprəˌzɛn(t)əˈbɪlᵻdi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, presentable adj., -ity suffix.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + presentable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. Compare later unpresentable adj. and presentability n. at presentable adj. Derivatives.
The quality of being unpresentable.
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the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > unseemliness or unbecomingness > [noun] > unpresentableness
unpresentability1797
unpresentableness1855
1797 Charles Dacres I. 42 He..would often rally them on their rusticity and their unpresentability in a drawing-room.
1882 ‘S. Tytler’ Bride's Pass ii His unpresentability when fresh from some of his functions.
1913 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 10 552 The unpresentability of the dream thoughts in consciousness.
2006 L. Barrett in D. Carson & H. Kenaga Sayles Talk xi. 255 Sayles's indeterminate ending suggests the unpresentability of reality.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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