Added to
Favorites
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Word Dynamo
Quotes
Reference
Translator
Spanish
Log In
Sign Up
Introducing a cool
new way to learn!
ineptitude
in·ept·i·tude
/
ɪnˈɛp
tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud, ɪˈnɛp-
/
Show Spelled
[
in-
ep
-ti-tood, -tyood, ih-
nep
-
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
quality or condition of being inept.
2.
an inept act or remark.
Origin:
1605–15;
<
Latin
ineptitūdō.
See
inept
,
-i-
,
-tude
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To
ineptitude
Collins
World English Dictionary
inept
(ɪnˈɛpt)
—
adj
1.
awkward, clumsy, or incompetent
2.
not suitable, appropriate, or fitting; out of place
[C17: from Latin
ineptus,
from
in-
1
+
aptus
fitting, suitable]
in'eptitude
—
n
in'eptly
—
adv
in'eptness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Ineptitude
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is
incursion
. Does it mean:
So is
indulge
. Does it mean:
So is
infuse
. Does it mean:
a hostile entrance into or invasion of a place or territory, esp. a sudden one; raid:
incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued.
to yield to, satisfy, or gratify desires, feelings, etc.:
intricate; complex.
To imbue or inspire usually fol. by with:
resolutely fearless; dauntless
LEARN MORE GRE WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Matching Quote
"I am stricken
as never before,
by the thought
of
ineptitude
, sloth, evil
that prosper,
while such as he fall."
-Hilda Doolittle
MORE
Use Dictionary.com faster without ads >>
Related Searches
Inept
Incompetence
Perpetual
Incantation
Dereliction
Improvise
Adjunct
Percolator
Nearby Words
ineligi'bility
ineligibility
ineligible
ineligibleness
ineligibly
inelligibly
ineloquence
ineloquent
ineloquently
inelucta'bility
ineluctability
ineluctable
ineluctably
ineludi'bility
ineludibility
ineludible
ineludibly
inembryonate
inenarrable
inept
ineptitude
ineptly
ineptness
inequable
inequal
inequality
inequation
inequidistant
inequilateral
inequilobate
inequitable
inequitableness
inequitably
inequitate
inequity
inequivalve
ineradicable
ineradicablenes...
ineradicably
inerasable
inerasably
Synonyms
incompetence
inability
MORE
Partners:
Word
Bloglines
Citysearch
The Daily Beast
Ask Answers
Ask Kids
Life123
Sendori
Home Advisor
Copyright ©
2013 Dictionary.com, LLC
. All rights reserved.
About
PRIVACY POLICY
Terms
API
Careers
Advertise with Us
Contact Us
Suggest a Word
Help
Please
Login
or
Sign Up
to use the Favorites feature
Please
Login
or
Sign Up
to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT