ineptness

Noun ineptness has 2 senses

• ineptness(n = noun.cognition) awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness - unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training;
is a kind of unskillfulness
has particulars: rustiness
Derived form adjective inept₁

• ineptness(n = noun.attribute) unsuitability, unsuitableness - the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose;
has particulars: inappropriateness, unworthiness, unfitness, inconvenience
is a kind of quality
Derived forms adjective inept₃, adjective inept₂