Feckless — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not fit to assume responsibility

generally incompetent and ineffectual

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɛkləs/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɛkləs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɛkləs/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɛkləs/.

Examples

feckless attempts to repair the plumbing
inept handling of the account

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inept

Parts of Speech

adjective	not fit to assume responsibility
adjective	generally incompetent and ineffectual “feckless attempts to repair the plumbing”

Word Forms

fecklessness	noun	worthlessness due to being feeble and ineffectual
ineptness	noun	the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sinnlos

nicht in der Lage, Verantwortung zu übernehmen

🇫🇷French

incapable

pas apte à assumer des responsabilités

🇪🇸Spanish

irresponsable

no apto para asumir la responsabilidad

🇮🇹Italian

inetto

non idoneo ad assumersi la responsabilità

🇳🇱Dutch

waardeloos

niet geschikt om verantwoordelijkheid te nemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

irresponsável

não está apto a assumir responsabilidades

🇷🇺Russian

беспомощный

не способен брать на себя ответственность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अबल

जिम्मेदारी संभालने के लायक नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্বোধ

দায়িত্ব গ্রহণের জন্য উপযুক্ত নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கறையற்ற

பொறுப்பேற்க தகுதி இல்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

మచ్చలేని

బాధ్యత తీసుకోవడానికి తగదు

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्दोष

जबाबदारी स्वीकारण्यास योग्य नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિર્દોષ

જવાબદારી લેવા માટે યોગ્ય નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಳಂಕರಹಿತ

ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿಯನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಯೋಗ್ಯವಾಗಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വഷളൻ

ഉത്തരവാദിത്തം ഏറ്റെടുക്കാൻ യോഗ്യമല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਕਾਰ

ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰੀ ਲੈਣ ਲਈ ਫਿੱਟ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے عیب

ذمہ داری سنبھالنے کے قابل نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无能的

不适合承担责任

🇯🇵Japanese

無謀な

責任を負うのに適さない

🇰🇷Korean

무모한

책임을 질 자격이 없다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

liều lĩnh

không phù hợp để đảm nhận trách nhiệm

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มีตำหนิ

ไม่เหมาะที่จะรับผิดชอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

lemah

tidak layak memikul tanggung jawab

🇵🇭Filipino

walang kwenta

hindi angkop na umako ng responsibilidad

🇲🇾Malay

tidak bermaya

tidak layak untuk memikul tanggungjawab

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضعيف

لا يصلح لتحمل المسؤولية

🇮🇷Persian

بی عیب

شایسته قبول مسئولیت نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

beceriksiz

sorumluluk almaya uygun değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

חסר שחר

לא כשיר לקחת אחריות

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