Unfitness
[ʌn'fɪtnəs]
Definition
(noun.) the quality of not being suitable; 'the judges agreed on his unfitness for the appointment'.
(noun.) poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury).
Typist: Tyler--From WordNet
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:inaptness, inaptitude, incapacity, incompetency, disqualification,[SeeQUALIFY]
Editor: Shanna
Examples
- Perhaps he has conscientious scruples founded on his own unfitness, said Dorothea, who was interesting herself in finding a favorable explanation. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The complete unfitness of the necklace from all points of view for Dorothea, made Celia happier in taking it. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Justice, in her decisions, never regards the fitness or unfitness of objects to particular persons, but conducts herself by more extensive views. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
Typed by Dave