incorrectness
incorrectness
nounDefinition of INCORRECTNESS
1
the quality or state of being unsuitable or unfitting <the alleged incorrectness of the hat she wore to her daughter's wedding mattered only to gossips>
Synonyms improperness, impropriety, inappositeness, inaptness, incorrectness, infelicity, unfitness, wrongness
Related Words extraneousness, inadequacy, inadequateness, inadmissibility, inapplicability, irrelevance, meaninglessness, pointlessness, senselessness; inauspiciousness, inexpedience, inexpediency, intolerability, undesirability, undesirableness, unsatisfactoriness, uselessness; unbecomingness; unseasonability
Near Antonyms admissibility, applicability, bearing, connection, materiality, pertinence, pointedness, relevance, relevancy
2
the quality or state of not being socially proper <the utter incorrectness of the use of such language in a church can scarcely be expressed>
Synonyms inappropriateness, incorrectness, indecency, indecorousness, indecorum, indelicateness, unbecomingness, unseemliness, untowardness
Related Words coarseness, crudeness, vulgarity; immodesty, naughtiness; imprudence, indiscreetness, indiscretion; churlishness, discourteousness, disrespect, impertinence, impoliteness, impudence, incivility, inconsiderateness, inconsideration, insolence, rudeness, ungraciousness
Near Antonyms discretion, prudence; etiquette, form, manners, proprieties; considerateness, consideration, genteelness, gentility, graciousness, thoughtfulness
Antonyms appropriateness, correctness, decency, decorousness, decorum, fitness, properness, propriety, rightness, seemliness, suitability, suitableness
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