inappositeness
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- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 14
/ɪnˈapəzɪtnəs/
(UK)
Definition of inappositeness
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable)The state or quality of not being apposite.
“And certainly an apt quotation is one of the most effective decorations of a public speech; but the dangers of inappositeness are correspondingly formidable.”
“To men and women excited by the details of the last murder they discourse of the existence of God in short, crisp sentences,--and I know not which is worse, the triviality of the discourse or its inappositeness.”
“‘And then, your uncle made an inaugural speech at his first press conference which was of fantastic inappositeness.’”
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Etymology
From inapposite + -ness.
Words you can make from inappositeness
200+ playable · top: APPOSITENESS (16 pts)
Best play appositeness 16 points11-letter words
3 words10-letter words
15 words9-letter words
41 words- ANTIPOPES 13 pts
- APPOINTEE 13 pts
- NAPPINESS 13 pts
- NIPPINESS 13 pts
- PENPOINTS 13 pts
- PEPSINATE 13 pts
- PINPOINTS 13 pts
- PIPESTONE 13 pts
- SAPPINESS 13 pts
- SNAPPIEST 13 pts
- SNIPPIEST 13 pts
- SOPPINESS 13 pts
- APTNESSES 11 pts
- EPISTASES 11 pts
- EPISTASIS 11 pts
- INAPTNESS 11 pts
- INEPTNESS 11 pts
- PASTINESS 11 pts
- PATNESSES 11 pts
- PENSIONES 11 pts
- PENTOSANS 11 pts
- PETASOSES 11 pts
- SAPONINES 11 pts
- SAPONITES 11 pts
- SOAPINESS 11 pts
- SPININESS 11 pts
- SPINNIEST 11 pts
- STEAPSINS 11 pts
- TIPSINESS 11 pts
- ANTINOISE 9 pts
- ANTISENSE 9 pts
- ANTSINESS 9 pts
- EINSTEINS 9 pts
- ESSONITES 9 pts
- INSENSATE 9 pts
- NASTINESS 9 pts
- NOISINESS 9 pts
- SANITISES 9 pts
- SENSATION 9 pts
- SENSITISE 9 pts
- STONINESS 9 pts
8-letter words
85 words- ANTIPOPE 12 pts
- APPOINTS 12 pts
- APPOSITE 12 pts
- EPITOPES 12 pts
- NAPPIEST 12 pts
- NIPPIEST 12 pts
- PENPOINT 12 pts
- PEPSINES 12 pts
- PEPTONES 12 pts
- PINESAPS 12 pts
- PINPOINT 12 pts
- PINSPOTS 12 pts
- PIPINESS 12 pts
- SAPPIEST 12 pts
- SNIPPETS 12 pts
- SOPPIEST 12 pts
- TOPSPINS 12 pts
- EPITASES 10 pts
- EPITASIS 10 pts
- ISOSPINS 10 pts
- NONPASTS 10 pts
- OPENNESS 10 pts
- PANNISTS 10 pts
- PASSIONS 10 pts
- PASTISES 10 pts
- PASTNESS 10 pts
- PENSIONE 10 pts
- PENSIONI 10 pts
- PENSIONS 10 pts
- PENTANES 10 pts
- PENTOSAN 10 pts
- PENTOSES 10 pts
- PIANISTS 10 pts
- PINTANOS 10 pts
- PISSANTS 10 pts
- PISSIEST 10 pts
- POETISES 10 pts
- POSTEENS 10 pts
- SAPIENTS 10 pts
- SAPONINE 10 pts
- SAPONINS 10 pts
- SAPONITE 10 pts
- SENOPIAS 10 pts
- SINOPIAS 10 pts
- SOAPIEST 10 pts
- SPINIEST 10 pts
- SPINNIES 10 pts
- STEAPSIN 10 pts
- STEPSONS 10 pts
- TINSNIPS 10 pts
- ASTONIES 8 pts
- EASINESS 8 pts
- EINSTEIN 8 pts
- ENATIONS 8 pts
- ENOSISES 8 pts
- ESSONITE 8 pts
- ETESIANS 8 pts
- INOSINES 8 pts
- INOSITES 8 pts
- INSANEST 8 pts
- ISATINES 8 pts
- NEATNESS 8 pts
- NEONATES 8 pts
- NINETIES 8 pts
- NOESISES 8 pts
- NOISIEST 8 pts
- NOSINESS 8 pts
- ONANISTS 8 pts
- SANENESS 8 pts
- SANITIES 8 pts
- SANITISE 8 pts
- SENSATES 8 pts
- SESTINAS 8 pts
- SESTINES 8 pts
- SIENITES 8 pts
- SONATINE 8 pts
- SONSIEST 8 pts
- STANINES 8 pts
- STENOSES 8 pts
- STENOSIS 8 pts
- TENIASES 8 pts
- TENIASIS 8 pts
- TENNISES 8 pts
- TENSIONS 8 pts
- TININESS 8 pts
7-letter words
55 words- APPOINT 11 pts
- APPOSES 11 pts
- EPITOPE 11 pts
- NAPPIES 11 pts
- APTNESS 9 pts
- ASEPSES 9 pts
- ASEPSIS 9 pts
- ASPISES 9 pts
- ATOPIES 9 pts
- EPINAOI 9 pts
- EPINAOS 9 pts
- INSPANS 9 pts
- INSTEPS 9 pts
- ISOSPIN 9 pts
- NEPETAS 9 pts
- NONPAST 9 pts
- OPENEST 9 pts
- OPIATES 9 pts
- PANINIS 9 pts
- PANNIST 9 pts
- PANSIES 9 pts
- PANTIES 9 pts
- PANTSES 9 pts
- PASSION 9 pts
- ANOINTS 7 pts
- ASININE 7 pts
- ASSENTS 7 pts
- ATONIES 7 pts
- EASIEST 7 pts
- ENATION 7 pts
- ENTASES 7 pts
- ENTASIS 7 pts
- EOSINES 7 pts
- ESSOINS 7 pts
- ETESIAN 7 pts
- INANEST 7 pts
- INOSINE 7 pts
- INOSITE 7 pts
- INSISTS 7 pts
- INTENSE 7 pts
- INTINES 7 pts
- INTONES 7 pts
- IONISES 7 pts
- ISATINE 7 pts
- ISATINS 7 pts
- NASIONS 7 pts
- NASTIES 7 pts
- NATIONS 7 pts
- NEATENS 7 pts
- NEONATE 7 pts
- NOSIEST 7 pts
- ONANIST 7 pts
- ONENESS 7 pts
- ONESIES 7 pts
- OSSEINS 7 pts
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