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unseasonableness

unseasonableness

9.5
Happening at an unsuitable time
  • noun
  • /ʌnˈsiːzənəblnəs/
translation icon : inoportunidad
  • The farmer worried about the unseasonableness of the late frost affecting his crops.

Examples

  • The unseasonableness of the storm disrupted all their outdoor plans.

  • Many complained about the unseasonableness of the snow in April.

  • He complained about the unseasonableness of her request, as it came just before midnight.

  • The unseasonableness of the weather surprised everyone this summer.

  • The farmer worried about the unseasonableness of the late frost affecting his crops.

  • Many complained about the unseasonableness of the snow in April.

  • The unseasonableness of the storm disrupted all their outdoor plans.

Synonyms

untimeliness
vsunseasonableness
7.6

A thing that happens at the wrong time and causes problems

is about occurring at an unsuitable time
inopportuneness
vsunseasonableness
9.6

The fact of happening at a bad time and causing problems

focuses more on general unsuitability than mere inconvenience

Antonyms

timeliness
5 4.8

Happening at the right time

seasonableness
8.1

Being suitable because it happens at the right time

How Timely

timeliness
5 4.8
unseasonableness
9.5

Surface Forms

unseasonableness singular
unseasonablenesses plural

Morphology

unseasonableness = unseasonable (transparent) = un + season + able + ness

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'unseasonable' by adding '-ness' to indicate a state or quality.

Etymology

Unseasonableness comes from un- ('not') plus seasonable, which comes from season ('a time of year'). So, it literally means 'not right for the season' and is used for things that happen at an unsuitable or wrong time.