inept

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)

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

Antonyms

• adept
• skillful

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)

Anagrams

• nepit