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Ineptness vs Ineptitude - What's the difference?

ineptness | ineptitude | Synonyms |

Ineptitude is a synonym of ineptness.



As nouns the difference between ineptness and ineptitude

is that ineptness is the quality or degree of being inept while ineptitude is the quality of being inept.

ineptness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The quality or degree of being inept.
  • :The ineptness of the novice jugglers was apparent as they frequently dropped their juggling pins.

    • Synonyms

    *(quality or degree of being inept ): awkwardness, incompetence, ineptitude, unfitness, unsuitability

    ineptitude

    English

    Noun

  • The quality of being inept.
  • * 2013 , Simon Jenkins, Gibraltar and the Falklands deny the logic of history'' (in ''The Guardian , 14 August 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/14/gibraltar-falklands-deny-logic-history]
    • The curse has been Spanish ineptitude feeding Gibraltarian intransigence. Border hold-ups are counterproductive to winning hearts and minds, as were blundering Argentinian landings on the outer Falklands.

    Synonyms

    * ineptness