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inaptness

inaptness

9.1
Not suitable or right for a situation
  • noun
  • /ɪˈnæptnəs/
  • Formal
translation icon : inaptitud
  • The inaptness of his comments at the meeting made everyone uncomfortable.

Examples

  • The inaptness of the costume for the formal event was obvious to everyone.

  • But the inaptness of this comparison again reveals something about the character of metaphorical truth affirmations and reveals the flaw in the pope's literalizing Jesus' choice of the Twelve as a formula excluding female ordination.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Inaptness engulfs the progressive lunatic party; blame, blame, and disappear from the front line.

    Blog text (10)
  • Her inaptness in choosing the right words during the interview cost her the job.

Synonyms

inappropriateness
vsinaptness
4 7.0

Not being suitable for a situation or place

is about general lack of fitness for a situation rather than moral wrongness
unsuitability
vsinaptness
1 5.5

A state in which something is not right for a particular use or situation

is the same meaning and used as an alternative form
inapplicability
vsinaptness
1 8.4

The state of not being suitable or useful in a particular situation

is about not fitting a purpose rather than being irrelevant
inappositeness
vsinaptness
9.9

The state of not being suitable for a situation or purpose

is the same meaning and used as an alternative form
unsuitableness
vsinaptness
7.4

The state of not being right for a use or situation

is the same meaning and used as an alternative form
inexpediency
vsinaptness
  • Formal
9.9

A state of being unsuitable or unwise for a specific purpose

focuses on lack of fitness for a purpose rather than on being unwise

Antonyms

The quality of being suitable for a situation

8 3.2

How right something is for a particular use or situation

1 6.1

A quality that makes something fit a certain situation

How Appropriate

inaptness
  • Formal
9.1
clumsiness
3 3.3

Surface Forms

inaptness singular
inaptnesses plural

Morphology

inaptness = inapt (transparent) = in + apt + ness

This is a regular noun formation from the adjective 'inapt' meaning the state or quality of being inapt.

Etymology

Inaptness comes from the parts in- 'not' and apt 'fit', the same root you see in adapt and aptitude. So inaptness means 'not fitting' or 'unsuitable' for a situation.