unfitness

unfitness
noun
1. lacking the power to perform
• Syn: ↑inability
• Ant: ↑ability (for: ↑inability)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑unfit
• Hypernyms: ↑quality
• Hyponyms:
2. poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)
• Syn: ↑softness
• Ant: ↑fitness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑soft (for: ↑softness), ↑unfit
• Hypernyms: ↑ill health, ↑unhealthiness, ↑health problem
• Hyponyms:
3. the quality of not being suitable
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the judges agreed on his unfitness for the appointment

• Ant: ↑fitness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑unfit
• Hypernyms: ↑unsuitability, ↑unsuitableness, ↑ineptness
• Hyponyms: ↑disqualification

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