Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inopportunity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-op-por-tu-ni-ty
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack of opportunity or chances to do something

Uncountable

noun

unseasonableness, or wrong or inadequate time to do something

Archaic; Uncountable

noun

inconvenience.

Uncountable

Etymology

From in- + opportunity, from Latin inopportunitas.

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Usage

Questions

What does inopportunity mean?
Lack of opportunity or chances to do something
Where does inopportunity come from?
From in- + opportunity, from Latin inopportunitas.

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