CEFR C1

unproductiveness

noun

Meaning

unproductiveness means the characteristic of being unproductive; lack of productiveness. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses unproductiveness to mean the characteristic of being unproductive; lack of productiveness.
The teacher asked students to find unproductiveness in the reading.

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unproductiveness (C1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses unproductiveness to mean the characteristic of being unproductive; lack of productiveness.
The teacher asked students to find unproductiveness in the reading.
Check the words around unproductiveness to choose the right meaning.

How to Use unproductiveness

a/the unproductiveness (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a unproductiveness."
unproductiveness in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked unproductiveness in context before translating it."

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