Inaptness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

inappropriateness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnˈæptnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnˈaptnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnˈaptnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnˈæptnəs/.

Examples

greater inaptness of expression would be hard to imagine

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inappositeness

Antonyms

aptness appositeness

Parts of Speech

noun	inappropriateness “greater inaptness of expression would be hard to imagine”

Word Forms

inapt	adjective	not elegant or graceful in expression
inapposite	adjective	of an inappropriate or misapplied nature

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unfähigkeit

Unangemessenheit

🇫🇷French

inaptitude

caractère inapproprié

🇪🇸Spanish

incapacidad

inapropiación

🇮🇹Italian

inadeguatezza

🇳🇱Dutch

onbekwaamheid

ongepastheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

inaptidão

inadequação

🇷🇺Russian

неуместность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुपयुक्तता

🇧🇩Bengali

অযোগ্যতা

অনুপযুক্ততা

🇮🇳Tamil

தகுதியின்மை

பொருத்தமற்ற தன்மை

🇮🇳Telugu

అసమర్థత

తగనితనం

🇮🇳Marathi

अयोग्यता

🇮🇳Gujarati

અયોગ્યતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಮರ್ಥತೆ

ಅನುಚಿತತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കഴിവില്ലായ്മ

അനുചിതത്വം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਯੋਗਤਾ

ਅਣਉਚਿਤਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

نااہلی

نامناسب پن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不恰当

不适当

🇯🇵Japanese

無能

不適切

🇰🇷Korean

부적응

부적절

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự kém cỏi

sự không thích hợp

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่เหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakmampuan

ketidaksesuaian

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalan ng kakayahan

hindi nararapat

🇲🇾Malay

ketidakcekapan

ketidaksesuaian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم الكفاءة

عدم الملاءمة

🇮🇷Persian

ناتوانی

نامناسب بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

beceriksizlik

uygunsuzluk

🇮🇱Hebrew

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Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'inaptness'?

The primary meaning of 'inaptness' is 'inappropriateness'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'inaptness' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'inaptness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'inaptness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'inaptness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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