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
ineptitude (countable and uncountable, plural ineptitudes)
The quality of being inept.
• 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
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
