What is "inappropriateness"

Inappropriate \In`ap*pro"pri*ate\, a. Not instrument (to); not appropriate; unbecoming; unsuitable; not specially fitted; -- followed by to or for. -- In`ap*pro"pri*ate*ly, adv. -- In`ap*pro"pri*ate*ness, n.

n. 1 (context uncountable English) The quality of being inappropriate; unsuitability. 2 (context countable English) The result of being inappropriate.

1. n. inappropriate conduct [syn: wrongness] [ant: appropriateness]

2. the quality of not being particularly suitable [ant: appropriateness]

Inappropriateness refers to standards or ethics that are typically viewed as being negative in society. It differs from things that are illicit in that inappropriate behavior does not necessarily have any accompanying legal ramifications.