Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inapplicable

/ˌɪnˈæplɪkəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: in-ap-pli-ca-ble
IPA: /ˌɪnˈæplɪkəbəl/

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not applicable; that does not apply or cannot be applied; unsuitable or irrelevant.

Example Sentences

"The argument is inapplicable to the case."
"In this case, y(#92;cdot) is not single-valued at any price vector allowing for nonzero production, making Hotelling's lemma inapplicable at these prices."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English applicable English inapplicable From in- + applicable.

Inflected Forms

more inapplicable (comparative) most inapplicable (superlative)

Derived Forms

inapplicableness inapplicably

Synonyms

unapplicable unsuitable

Questions

How do you pronounce inapplicable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnˈæplɪkəbəl/.
What does inapplicable mean?: Not applicable; that does not apply or cannot be applied; unsuitable or irrelevant.
Where does inapplicable come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English applicable English inapplicable From in- + applicable.

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