INADEQUATENESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate

Synonyms:

inadequacy; inadequateness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("inadequateness" is a kind of...):

unsatisfactoriness (the quality of being inadequate or unsuitable)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inadequateness"):

jejuneness; jejunity (quality of inadequate nutritive value)

Derivation:

inadequate (lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task)

inadequate (of insufficient quantity to meet a need)