intempestivity

noun /ɪntɛmpɛˈstɪvɪti/

1. Unseasonability; untimeliness.

   uncountable

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

Where it comes from

From the Latin intempestīvitās; cognate with the French intempestivité.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry intempestivity (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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