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noun
The quality of being unsuitable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: unsuitableness, ineptness
Antonyms: suitability
Broader terms: quality
Narrower terms: inappropriateness, unworthiness, unfitness, inconvenience
History
Etymology tree English unsuitable Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English unsuitability From unsuitable + -ity.
