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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnworkability
/ʌnˌwɜːrkəˈbɪləti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality or state of being impractical, infeasible, or incapable of being successfully performed or executed.
"The sheer unworkability of the proposed schedule led the committee to reject it entirely." - 2
The condition of a system, theory, or design failing to function effectively in real-world conditions.
"Engineers quickly realized the unworkability of the mechanical design under high-pressure environments."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective unworkable, combining the prefix un- (Old English on-, meaning 'not' or 'opposite of') with workable (from Middle English workan, from Old English wyrcan). The noun suffix -ity (via Old French -ité from Latin -itatem) was added in the late 19th century to denote a state or quality of being impractical or impossible to implement.
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impraticabilité
Transliteration: ɛ̃.pʁa.ti.ka.bi.li.te
"L'impraticabilité du projet a découragé les investisseurs."
Undurchführbarkeit
Transliteration: ʊndʊʁçˈfʏːɐ̯baːɐ̯kaɪ̯t
"Die Undurchführbarkeit des Plans wurde schnell offensichtlich."
inapplicabilità
Transliteration: in.ap.pli.ka.bi.liˈta
"L'inapplicabilità di questa regola crea molti problemi."
inaplicabilidad
Transliteration: i.na.pli.ka.βi.liˈðad
"Nadie previó la inaplicabilidad de la nueva normativa."
inviabilidade
Transliteration: ĩ.vi.a.bi.liˈda.dʒi
"A inviabilidade da proposta obrigou a uma revisão total."
अव्यावहारिकता
Transliteration: avyavaharikata
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"योजना की अवव्यावहारिकता ने सबको चिंतित कर दिया।"
不可行性
Transliteration: bù kě xíng xìng
Script: 中文汉字
"专家们指出了该方案的不可行性。"
비실용성
Transliteration: bisilyongseong
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 그 정책의 비실용성을 지적했다."
実行不可能体
Transliteration: jikkō fukanōsei
Script: 日本語
"その計画の実行可能性の低さが問題だ。"
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