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inapplicability

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The state of being inapplicable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Something inapplicable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Examples

  • Such contracts will also fill in the inapplicabilities to debit transfers.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

irrelevance by virtue of being inapplicable to the matter at hand

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: applicability

Broader terms: irrelevance, irrelevancy

History

Etymology

From French inapplicabilité.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: inapplicabilité — state of being inapplicable
  • Hungarian: alkalmazhatatlanság — state of being inapplicable
  • Italian: inapplicabilità — state of being inapplicable
  • Korean: 적용 불가능성 (jeogyong bulganeungseong) — state of being inapplicable