noun
Meaning 1
The quality of being inapt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inaptness
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
inaptitude
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Pronunciation
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US: /ɪnˈæpt.ɪ.tud/
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noun
Meaning 2
a lack of aptitude
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: aptitude
Broader terms: inability
Narrower terms: talentlessness, incapability, incapableness
History
Etymology
From French inaptitude, probably from Renaissance Latin inaptitūdō.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Georgian: უუნარობა (uunaroba) — the quality of being inapt
- Irish: mí-oiriúnacht — the quality of being inapt
- Manx: neuablid — the quality of being inapt