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impracticableness

impracticableness

9.9
A state in which something cannot be done in real life
  • noun
  • /ɪmˈpræktɪkəblnəs/
  • Formal
translation icon : impracticabilidad
  • The impracticableness of the plan was evident from the start.

Examples

  • The impracticableness of the plan became obvious once we considered the available resources.

  • He argued at length about the impracticableness of setting up a colony on such an isolated island.

  • Despite its initial appeal, the proposal was ultimately rejected for its sheer impracticableness.

  • Many criticized the impracticableness of the proposed solutions.

  • Despite its initial appeal, the proposal was ultimately rejected for its sheer impracticableness.

  • He argued at length about the impracticableness of setting up a colony on such an isolated island.

  • The impracticableness of the plan became obvious once we considered the available resources.

Synonyms

impossibility
vsimpracticableness
37 5.3

A situation in which something cannot happen

is about being unable to be put into practice rather than an absolute impossible state
impracticality
vsimpracticableness
1 6.8

A situation when something cannot work well in everyday life

is stronger saying something cannot be carried out rather than merely unsuitable
infeasibility
vsimpracticableness
1 8.5

A situation where something cannot be done or is not practical

is about failing to be put into practice rather than inability to reach goals
impracticability
vsimpracticableness
  • Formal
9.0

A situation where something cannot be done or used in real life

is about being hard or unsuitable for real use rather than sheer impossibility
unworkability
vsimpracticableness
7.7

Impossible or very difficult to make a plan succeed

is about being unable to be put into action rather than merely very difficult
inviability
vsimpracticableness
8.5

A situation that is impossible or too difficult to make work

is focused on failure to be put into practice rather than general inability to succeed
unfeasibility
vsimpracticableness
9.3

The fact that something cannot be done

is about being hard or unsuitable to put into action rather than sheer impossibility
impossibleness
vsimpracticableness
9.1

A state when something cannot happen or be done

is about failure to work in practice rather than absolute inability to exist or occur
unattainableness
vsimpracticableness
9.2

The state of being impossible to reach or get

is about inability to be put into action rather than only failing to reach goals
unattainability
vsimpracticableness
9.0

A state of not being able to reach or get something

is about inability to be applied in practice rather than mere lack of attainment

Antonyms

18 4.5

How possible something is to do, like a plan or idea

Ability to be used successfully

How Practical

practicality
26 3.9
feasibility
18 4.5
impracticableness
  • Formal
9.9
impossibility
37 5.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

impracticableness = impracticable (transparent) = im + practic + able + ness

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'impracticable', so the meaning 'state of being not practicable' is directly derived.

Etymology

Impracticableness breaks into im- 'not' and practicable 'able to be done', the same idea behind the familiar words practical and practice. So it names the quality of something that cannot be put into practice or done in real life.