intempestivity

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intempestivity

/ɪntɛmpɛˈstɪvɪti/ UK

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From the Latin intempestīvitās; cognate with the French intempestivité.

noun

uncountable Unseasonability; untimeliness. This “untimeliness” has nothing to do with the “intempestivity” of Nietzsche, which implies a denial of the present and an affirmation of future values.
Similar: unseasonableness

Opposite: tempestivity

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noun

Opposite: tempestivity

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noun unseasonability; untimeliness

Español	intempestividad
中文	不合時宜 /不合时宜 bùhéshíyí
Français	intempestivité
Русский	несвоевременность nesvojevremennostʹ

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@misc{intempestivity_2026,
  title = {intempestivity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/intempestivity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}