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English noun: ineptitude

1. ineptitude (cognition) unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training


Synonymsawkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, maladroitness, slowness


Broader (hypernym)unskillfulness


Narrower (hyponym)rustiness

2. ineptitude (attribute) having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful


SamplesThe drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness.


Synonymsworthlessness


Broader (hypernym)quality


Narrower (hyponym)damn, darn, emptiness, fecklessness, groundlessness, hoot, idleness, paltriness, red cent, shit, shoddiness, shucks, sorriness, tinker's dam, tinker's damn, trashiness, valuelessness, vanity


Antonymsworth









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