ineptitude
ineptitude · ineptitudes
неспособность, негодность, никудышность
Unfähigkeit, Untauglichkeit (unfitness)
The quality of being ineptThe quality of being inept.
UK/ɪˈnɛp.tɪ.tjud/US/ɪˈnɛp.tɪ.t(j)ud/
» He tried to conceal his ineptitude in a not-so-deft sleight of hand.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality of being inept.
Unfähigkeit, Untauglichkeit (unfitness)
неспособностьnesposobnostʹ, негодностьnegodnostʹ, никудышностьnikudyšnostʹ
(countable, uncountable)An instance of being inept.
More definitions
- having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful
- unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
Examples
1 sentencesHe tried to conceal his ineptitude in a not-so-deft sleight of hand.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
the quality of being inept:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the quality of being inept:
Origin
From Latin ineptitūdō. By surface analysis, inept + -itude.From Latin ineptitūdō. By surface analysis, inept + -itude.
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Forms
plural: ineptitudes| Singular | ineptitude |
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Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful:worthlessness
- unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training:awkwardnessclumsinessineptnessmaladroitnessslowness
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable