INEPTITUDE

worthlessness, ineptitude

(noun) having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful; “the drill sergeant’s intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness”

awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness

(noun) unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

ineptitude (countable and uncountable, plural ineptitudes)

The quality of being inept.

Synonyms

• ineptness

Source: Wiktionary


In*ept"i*tude, n. Etym: [L. ineptitudo.]

1. The quality of being inept; unfitness; inaptitude; unsuitableness. That ineptitude for society, which is frequently the fault of us scholars. Tatler.

2. Absurdity; nonsense; foolishness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HERMAPHRODITE

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