English noun: unfitness |
1. | unfitness (state) poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury) |
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| Synonyms | softness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | health problem, ill health, unhealthiness |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | debility, disability, disablement, feebleness, frailness, frailty, handicap, impairment, infirmity, valetudinarianism |
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| Antonyms | physical fitness, fitness |
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2. | unfitness (attribute) lacking the power to perform |
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| Synonyms | inability |
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| Broader (hypernym) | quality |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | incapability, incapableness, incompetence, incompetency, insensitiveness, insensitivity, insufficiency, unadaptability |
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| Antonyms | ability |
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3. | unfitness (attribute) the quality of not being suitable |
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| Samples | The judges agreed on his unfitness for the appointment.
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| Broader (hypernym) | ineptness, unsuitability, unsuitableness |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | disqualification |
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| Antonyms | fitness, fittingness |
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