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unworthiness vs ineptness

ineptness vs unworthiness

unworthiness and ineptness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
unworthiness Yes No No No
ineptness Yes No No No
As nouns, ineptness is a hypernym of unworthiness; that is, ineptness is a word with a broader meaning than unworthiness:
  • unworthiness: the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting
  • ineptness: the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose
Other hypernyms of unworthiness include unsuitability, unsuitableness.
unworthiness (noun) ineptness (noun)
the quality or state of lacking merit or value the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose
the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
Difference between unworthiness and ineptness

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