unmechanical

1 8.4

Not good at using or fixing machines and tools

adjective
/ʌnˈmɛkənɪkəl/

: no mecánico

His unmechanical nature showed when he couldn't even assemble the simple toy.

Examples

Although she loved science, she was unmechanical and found it hard to build anything.
He felt unmechanical when he struggled to fix the broken lawnmower.
The joy in that place I remember as absolutely unmechanical.

Fiction book (1997)

Synonyms

uncoordinated

vsunmechanical

7 4.8

Not able to move with control so movements look clumsy

refers instead to poor skill working with machines, not body control

unskillful

vsunmechanical

1 4.4

Not able to do something well

is limited to lack of skill specifically with machines or mechanical tasks

unhandy

vsunmechanical

1 5.2

Clumsy with hands when doing simple tasks

focuses instead on poor ability with machines rather than hand awkwardness

nonmechanical

vsunmechanical

7.2

A person who is not good at fixing or understanding machines

is identical in meaning but uses a different negative prefix

Antonyms

skilled

192 3.5

Having special training and ability to do a job well

How Skilled

expert

165 3.5

skilled

192 3.5

competent

134 3.6

unmechanical

1 8.4

inexperienced

60 3.4

inept

48 5.0

Surface Forms

unmechanical positive

Morphology

unmechanical = mechanical (transparent) = un + mechanic + al

The adjective 'mechanical' is a clear base and the productive prefix 'un-' simply negates it, so the resulting meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Unmechanical is formed from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and mechanical, which comes from a Greek word for a 'machine' and is the same idea behind mechanic. So, unmechanical describes a person who is 'not' good with machines or simple mechanical tasks.