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🙈 Not fit to show 🚫 Cannot be shown
unpresentability

unpresentability

9.3
A state of being not fit to be shown to other people
  • noun
  • /ˌʌnprɪˈzɛntəˌbɪlɪti/
translation icon : inapto
  • The unpresentability of the artwork meant that it was kept hidden from the public.

Examples

  • Due to its unpresentability, the proposal was rejected before reaching the board.

  • The report's unpresentability resulted from numerous errors and inconsistencies.

  • All preteritions, aposiopesis, and silence must be regarded as figures signaling unpresentability.

    Academic text (2002)

Synonyms

inaptness
vsunpresentability
  • Formal
9.1

Not suitable or right for a situation

is about being unfit specifically to be shown or introduced to others

Antonyms

suitability
8 3.2

How right something is for a particular use or situation

presentability
6.3

Being clear and well organized so it looks professional to others

How Presentable

suitability
8 3.2
unpresentability
9.3

Surface Forms

unpresentability singular
unpresentabilities plural

Morphology

unpresentability = unpresentable (transparent) = un + present + able + ity

Formed by adding the nominalizer '-ity' to the adjective 'unpresentable', preserving the meaning 'the quality of being unpresentable'.

Etymology

Unpresentability breaks into un- 'not', present 'to show', and ability 'can'. So it means 'not able to be shown', which makes it easy to remember as something not fit to be shown or introduced to others.