INEPTNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose

Synonyms:

ineptness; unsuitability; unsuitableness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

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

quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)

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

inappropriateness; unworthiness (the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting)

unfitness (the quality of not being suitable)

inconvenience (the quality of not being useful or convenient)

Derivation:

inept (revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse)

inept (generally incompetent and ineffectual)

Meaning:

Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

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

unskillfulness (a lack of cognitive skill)

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

rustiness (ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice)

Derivation:

inept (not elegant or graceful in expression)