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impracticability

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The quality or condition of being impracticable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An impracticable thing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

the quality of not being usable

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: impracticableness

Antonyms: practicability

Broader terms: inutility, uselessness, unusefulness

Narrower terms: infeasibility, unfeasibility

History

Etymology

From impracticable + -ability.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: неизпълнимост (neizpǎlnimost) — the quality or condition of being impracticable
  • Catalan: impracticabilitat — the quality or condition of being impracticable
  • Finnish: epäkäytännöllisyys — the quality or condition of being impracticable
  • Manx: roghoilleeid — the quality or condition of being impracticable
  • Manx: neuchooilleentaght — the quality or condition of being impracticable
  • Portuguese: impraticabilidade — the quality or condition of being impracticable
  • Romanian: impractibilitate — the quality or condition of being impracticable
  • Finnish: epäkäytännöllinen — an impracticable thing