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UNSUITABLENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose
Synonyms:
ineptness; unsuitability; unsuitableness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("unsuitableness" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unsuitableness"):
inappropriateness; unworthiness (the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting)
unfitness (the quality of not being suitable)
inconvenience (the quality of not being useful or convenient)
Antonym:
suitableness (the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose)
Derivation:
unsuitable (not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse))
unsuitable (not meant or adapted for a particular purpose)
unsuitable (not conducive to good moral development)
