inept

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French inepte, from Latin ineptus, from in- + aptus (whence English apt).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈɛpt/
Rhymes: -ɛpt

Adjective

inept (comparative more inept, superlative most inept)

Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.
Unfit; unsuitable.

Antonyms

Derived terms

ept

Related terms

apt
aptitude

Translations

not able to do something

Bulgarian: неумел (bg) (neumel), некадърен (bg) (nekadǎren)
Catalan: inepte
Dutch: ongeschikt (nl), onbekwaam (nl)
Finnish: avuton (fi), taitamaton (fi), kyvytön (fi), osaamaton (fi)
French: inepte (fr)
German: unfähig (de)
Greek: ανίκανος (el) (aníkanos), άχρηστος (el) (áchristos)
Hindi: कुकृय m (kukŕy)
Ido: nekapabla (io)
Italian: inetto (it)

Maori: koretake, hakorea
Norwegian: talentløs, tåpelig, udugelig, uskikket
Polish: neptek (pl) m, nieudolny (pl), niezaradny (pl)
Portuguese: inapto (pt), incapaz (pt), incompetente (pt)
Russian: неуме́лый (ru) (neumélyj), неспосо́бный (ru) (nesposóbnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: baoth
Spanish: inepto (es), incapaz (es)
Turkish: beceriksiz (tr), yeteneksiz (tr)
Yoruba: ope

unfit, unsuitable

Bulgarian: неподходящ (bg) (nepodhodjašt), неуместен (bg) (neumesten)
German: ungeeignet (de), untauglich (de)

Russian: негодный (ru) (negodnyj)

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