- ineptness
- noun1. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training• Syn: ↑awkwardness, ↑clumsiness, ↑ineptitude, ↑maladroitness, ↑slowness• Derivationally related forms: ↑slow (for: ↑slowness), ↑maladroit (for: ↑maladroitness), ↑inept, ↑clumsy (for: ↑clumsiness), ↑awkward (for: ↑awkwardness)• Hypernyms: ↑unskillfulness• Hyponyms: ↑rustiness2. the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose• Syn: ↑unsuitability, ↑unsuitableness• Ant: ↑suitableness (for: ↑unsuitableness), ↑suitability (for: ↑unsuitability)• Derivationally related forms: ↑inept, ↑unsuitable (for: ↑unsuitableness), ↑unsuitable (for: ↑unsuitability)• Hypernyms: ↑quality• Hyponyms: ↑inappropriateness, ↑unworthiness, ↑unfitness, ↑inconvenience
Useful english dictionary. 2012.