unsuitability

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un·suit·a·ble

(ŭn-so͞o′tə-bəl)

adj.

Not appropriate: unsuitable attire.

un·suit′a·bil′i·ty n.

un·suit′a·bly adv.

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unsuitability

(ˌʌnˌsuːtəˈbɪlɪtɪ) or

unsuitableness

the quality of being inappropriate, unsuitable, or unfit

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Noun

unsuitability - the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose

unsuitableness, ineptness

inappropriateness, unworthiness - the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting; "he retracted nothing that he had said about the inappropriateness of either a corporeal God or a God who is a person"; "his praise released from her loud protestations of her unworthiness"

unfitness - the quality of not being suitable; "the judges agreed on his unfitness for the appointment"

inconvenience - the quality of not being useful or convenient

quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

suitability, suitableness - the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose; "an important requirement is suitability for long trips"

unsuitability

noun

The condition of being improper:

improperness, impropriety, inappropriateness, unbecomingness, unfitness, unseemliness, unsuitableness.

Translations

unsuitability

[ˈʌnˌsuːtəˈbɪlɪtɪ] N [of clothes, shoes] → lo inadecuado, lo inapropiado; [of moment] → lo inoportuno; [of behaviour, answer, book, reading] → impropiedad f

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unsuitability

n (of moment, clothes, colour, candidate, land) → Ungeeignetsein nt; (of language, attitude) → Unangebrachtheit f; his unsuitability for the job → seine mangelnde Eignung für die Stelle; I commented on the unsuitability of his clothes → ich machte eine Bemerkung über seine unpassende Kleidung; their unsuitability as partners is clear → es ist klar, dass sie keine geeigneten Partner füreinander sind

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References in classic literature ?

There can be no disparity in marriage like unsuitability of mind and purpose.'

'There can be no disparity in marriage like unsuitability of mind and purpose' -'no disparity in marriage like unsuitability of mind and purpose.'

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That year Countess Lidia Ivanovna declined to settle in Peterhof, was not once at Anna Arkadyevna's, and in conversation with Alexey Alexandrovitch hinted at the unsuitability of Anna's close intimacy with Betsy and Vronsky.

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SOME months ago, when taken to task in your letters section by a couple of Gateshead FC supporters who thought my comments relating to the unsuitability for football of the International Stadium represented the "dispensing of bile" and the "making of mischief", I consulted my 62-year-old GCE "O" Level certificate and found that I had in fact failed both of those subjects.

Not qualified for prejudice

SOME months ago, when taken to task in your Feedback section by a couple of Gateshead FC supporters who thought my comments relating to the unsuitability for football of the International Stadium represented the "dispensing of bile" and the "making of mischief ", I consulted my 62-year old GCE "O" Level certificate and found that I had in fact failed both of those subjects.

Not qualified in being prejudiced

A spokesman for Pembrokeshire County Council said: "There is a road sign in place at the location advising of the hill's unsuitability for HGVs.

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Mr Poulton moved from the president's so called hatefilled rantings to his unsuitability to be in charge of his country's nuclear defence to his disturbed state of mind, saying that the president viewed the EU as some new form of Soviet Union.

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New parameters set in the CBA reading devices will be applied when determining the unsuitability of banknotes, said Director of the Cash Department of the Bank Adishirin Gasimov.

Central Bank of Azerbaijan to use new technologies to collect unsuitable banknotes

Yet he actually emphasises his unsuitability for Downing Street by hiding away, protected by minders and emerging for only a few select appearances in the hope he doesn't blunder by speaking his warped mind.

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Abergele Town Council wrote to the committee objecting on the basis of unsuitability of the road, proximity to other properties, smell, impact of traffic on foundations, town centre traffic, night-time traffic, manure, noise, bats and the proximity to the hospital.

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'As a judge, accused cannot feign ignorance of correct procedures, or if such were indeed the case, bespeaks of grave ignorance of the law which demonstrates accused's unsuitability to exercise his mandate as a judge,' read the decision.