inept

English

Etymology

From French inepte (“feckless”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /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

Translations

not able to do something

• Dutch: ongeschikt (nl),onbekwaam (nl)
• Finnish: avuton, taitamaton, kyvytön, osaamaton
• French: inepte (fr)
• German: unfähig (de)
• Hindi: Kukriya (hi) m
• Norwegian: talentløs (no), tåpelig (no), udugelig (no), uskikket (no)

• Portuguese: inapto (pt), incapaz (pt), incompetente (pt)
• Russian: неумелый (ru) (neumélyj), неспособный (ru) (nesposóbnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: baoth (gd)
• Spanish: inepto (es), incapaz (es)
• Turkish: beceriksiz (tr), yeteneksiz (tr)
• Yoruba: ope (yo)

Related terms

• apt
• aptitude