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idleness vs ineptitude

ineptitude vs idleness

idleness and ineptitude both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
idleness Yes No No No
ineptitude Yes No No No
As nouns, ineptitude is a hypernym of idleness; that is, ineptitude is a word with a broader meaning than idleness:
  • idleness: the quality of lacking substance or value
  • ineptitude: having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful
Other hypernyms of idleness include worthlessness.
idleness (noun) ineptitude (noun)
having no employment having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful
the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
the quality of lacking substance or value
Difference between idleness and ineptitude

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