intempestivité

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin intempestīvitās. By surface analysis, intempestif +‎ -ité.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.pɛs.ti.vi.te/

Noun

intempestivité f (usually uncountable, plural intempestivités)

1. untimeliness

   Near-synonym: inopportunité

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with intempéries.

Further reading

• “intempestivité”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.