unfitness
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (3)
- poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)Synonyms: softnessType of ill health, unhealthinessKinds infirmity, disability
- lacking the power to performSynonyms: inabilityType of qualityKinds incompetence, insufficiency, flightlessness, indiscernibility, insensitivity, indefinability, unmusicality, incapability, unadaptability
- the quality of not being suitable“the judges agreed on his unfitness for the appointment”Opposite fitnessType of unsuitability, unsuitablenessKinds disqualification
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“unfitness” is listed under Unfit.
Un·fit′ adjective
Origin: Pref. un- + fit.
Not fit; unsuitable. — Un·fit′wb-a1′>′ly, adverb — Un·fit′wb-a1′>′ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54