Unfitness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The characteristic of being unfit or ill-suited. countable, uncountable

    "Among other particulars which constituted the unfitness of things in Mr Square's opinion, danger and difficulty were two."

  2. 2
    the quality of not being suitable wordnet
  3. 3
    The characteristic of being unfit or out of physical shape. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    lacking the power to perform wordnet
  5. 5
    poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury) wordnet

Synonyms

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abnormalityad libanomalydelinquencydisabilitydisqualification

Example

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"Short-term effects of smoking include unfitness, wheezing, a general vulnerability to illness, bad breath, bad skin and so on."

Etymology

From unfit + -ness.

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