fecklessness
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- noun
- /ˈfɛkləsnəs/
- Offensive
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ineptitud
- His fecklessness in handling important tasks resulted in missed deadlines and lost opportunities.
But I deeply resent that the federal government's fecklessness has taken all these conveniences from me.
- But I deeply resent that the federal government's fecklessness has taken all these conveniences from me.
Examples
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Too much thinking, too little action is a recipe for fecklessness.
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Whether he unbalances world stability out of stupidity, misguided utopianism, socialist fecklessness, or malice will matter little to those who will suffer the consequences.
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The fecklessness of many charter sponsors adds another layer of uncertainty.
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The Dems were only starting to perfect their current fecklessness and inability to accomplish anything.
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Given the present dangers, our country cannot afford the kind of malaise, drift, and fecklessness that followed the Vietnam War.
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We will determine the cost of our fecklessness by how responsibly we act and how much vigor we put into setting our affairs in order.
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His Republican opponents charge him with presiding over the United States' decline and demonstrating fecklessness on Iran.
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As the USA Today editorial board put it, Obama's decision "exemplifies the continuing fecklessness of U.S. energy policy."
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At the same time, the dangers of fecklessness are exemplified by the cautionary figures, like Steerforth, Maldon, Wickfield, and Micawber.
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This may be due to mismanagement, corruption, or downright fecklessness, but it will make it very hard for the "new ascension" states to defend their access to almost 15 billion euros of structural funds if they simply can't spend it.
Blog text (1)
Synonyms
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A lack of strength in an argument or evidence
The state of not producing the intended result
Not being able to make firm decisions
A habit of changing your mind, feelings, or plans
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
fecklessness = feckless (semi-transparent) = feck + less + ness
Standard noun formation from the adjective 'feckless' using the suffix '-ness'.
Etymology
The word fecklessness comes from the Scots word feck, which once meant 'force' or 'effect' and is the same idea as the common word effect or effective. With the ending -less meaning 'without', fecklessness literally means 'without force', so it describes a lack of strength or the ability to get results.