irrealizzato

unrealized, unfulfilled

adjective eer-reh-ah-leed-DZAH-toh Rare

Usage Note

Irrealizzato describes a project, ambition, or potential that was never brought to completion: un sogno irrealizzato ('an unfulfilled dream'). It should be distinguished from irreale ('unreal, surreal') which refers to something not real in nature. The word is used in both personal and professional contexts and agrees in gender and number normally.

Examples

"Ha molti progetti irrealizzati nel cassetto."

Natural Translation

He has many unrealized projects in the drawer.

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