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单词 ineptness
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ineptness


in·ept

I0120300 (ĭn-ĕpt′)adj.1. Lacking or showing a lack of skill or competence; bungling or clumsy: an inept actor; an inept performance.2. Showing a lack of judgment, sense, or reason; inappropriate or foolish: an inept remark.
[Latin ineptus : in-, not; see in-1 + aptus, suitable; see apt.]
in·ept′ly adv.in·ept′ness n.
Thesaurus
Noun1.ineptness - unskillfulness resulting from a lack of trainingineptness - unskillfulness resulting from a lack of trainingawkwardness, clumsiness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slownessunskillfulness - a lack of cognitive skillrustiness - ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice; "his rustiness showed when he was asked to speed up"
2.ineptness - the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purposeunsuitability, unsuitablenessinappropriateness, unworthiness - the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting; "he retracted nothing that he had said about the inappropriateness of either a corporeal God or a God who is a person"; "his praise released from her loud protestations of her unworthiness"unfitness - the quality of not being suitable; "the judges agreed on his unfitness for the appointment"inconvenience - the quality of not being useful or convenientquality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

ineptness


Related to ineptness: ineptly
  • noun

Synonyms for ineptness

noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

Synonyms

  • awkwardness
  • clumsiness
  • ineptitude
  • maladroitness
  • slowness

Related Words

  • unskillfulness
  • rustiness

noun the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose

Synonyms

  • unsuitability
  • unsuitableness

Related Words

  • inappropriateness
  • unworthiness
  • unfitness
  • inconvenience
  • quality
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