English noun: ineptness | |||
| 1. | ineptness (cognition) unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training | ||
| Synonyms | awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | unskillfulness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rustiness | ||
| 2. | ineptness (attribute) the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose | ||
| Synonyms | unsuitability, unsuitableness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | quality | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | inappropriateness, inconvenience, unfitness, unworthiness | ||
| Antonyms | suitability, suitableness | ||