Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ineptitude
2 senses of ineptitude
Sense 1
awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness -- (unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training)
=> unskillfulness -- (a lack of cognitive skill)
Sense 2
worthlessness, ineptitude -- (having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful; "the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness")
=> quality -- (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare)