unfitness

Noun

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)

  1. 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
  2. lacking the power to performSynonyms: inabilityType of qualityKinds incompetence, insufficiency, flightlessness, indiscernibility, insensitivity, indefinability, unmusicality, incapability, unadaptability
  3. 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

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