Unfitness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)

lacking the power to perform

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnfˈɪtnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnfˈɪtnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnfˈɪtnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnfˈɪtnəs/.

Examples

the judges agreed on his unfitness for the appointment

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inability softness

Antonyms

fitness ability

Parts of Speech

noun	poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)
noun	lacking the power to perform
noun	the quality of not being suitable “the judges agreed on his unfitness for the appointment”

Word Forms

unfit	adjective	physically unsound or diseased
soft	adjective	out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Untauglichkeit

schlechte körperliche Verfassung; außer Form oder außer Form sein (z. B. aus einem Leben voller Bequemlichkeit und Luxus)

🇫🇷French

inaptitude

mauvaise condition physique; être déformé ou hors d'état (comme s'il s'agissait d'une vie de facilité et de luxe)

🇪🇸Spanish

falta de aptitud

mala condición física; estar fuera de forma o fuera de condición (como por una vida de tranquilidad y lujo)

🇮🇹Italian

inidoneità

cattive condizioni fisiche; essere fuori forma o fuori condizione (come da una vita di agi e lusso)

🇳🇱Dutch

ongeschiktheid

slechte fysieke conditie; uit vorm of uit conditie zijn (zoals uit een leven van gemak en luxe)

🇵🇹Portuguese

inaptidão

má condição física; estar fora de forma ou fora de condições (a partir de uma vida de conforto e luxo)

🇷🇺Russian

непригодность

плохое физическое состояние; быть не в форме или не в состоянии (как от жизни в легкости и роскоши)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अयोग्यता

ख़राब शारीरिक स्थिति; आकार से बाहर होना या स्थिति से बाहर होना (जैसे आराम और विलासिता के जीवन से)

🇧🇩Bengali

অযোগ্যতা

দরিদ্র শারীরিক অবস্থা; আকৃতির বাইরে বা অবস্থার বাইরে থাকা (স্বাচ্ছন্দ্য এবং বিলাসবহুল জীবন থেকে)

🇮🇳Tamil

தகுதியின்மை

மோசமான உடல் நிலை; வடிவத்திற்கு வெளியே அல்லது நிலைமைக்கு வெளியே இருப்பது (எளிதான மற்றும் ஆடம்பர வாழ்க்கையிலிருந்து)

🇮🇳Telugu

అసమర్థత

పేద శారీరక స్థితి; ఆకారం లేకపోవటం లేదా పరిస్థితి లేకుండా ఉండటం (సులభం మరియు విలాసవంతమైన జీవితం నుండి)

🇮🇳Marathi

अयोग्यता

खराब शारीरिक स्थिती; आकार नसणे किंवा स्थिती नसणे (सहज आणि चैनीच्या जीवनाप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

અયોગ્યતા

નબળી શારીરિક સ્થિતિ; આકારની બહાર અથવા સ્થિતિની બહાર હોવા (જેમ કે સરળતા અને વૈભવી જીવનથી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಯೋಗ್ಯತೆ

ಕಳಪೆ ದೈಹಿಕ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ; ಆಕಾರದಿಂದ ಹೊರಗಿರುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಿಂದ ಹೊರಗಿರುವುದು (ಸುಲಭ ಮತ್ತು ಐಷಾರಾಮಿ ಜೀವನದಿಂದ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

അയോഗ്യത

മോശം ശാരീരിക അവസ്ഥ; ആകൃതിയിലോ അവസ്ഥയിലോ ആയിരിക്കുക (എളുപ്പവും ആഡംബരവുമായ ജീവിതത്തിൽ നിന്ന്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਯੋਗਤਾ

ਮਾੜੀ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਸਥਿਤੀ; ਆਕਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਹੋਣਾ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਆਰਾਮ ਅਤੇ ਲਗਜ਼ਰੀ ਜੀਵਨ ਤੋਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

نااہلی

خراب جسمانی حالت؛ شکل سے باہر یا حالت سے باہر ہونا (جیسا کہ آسانی اور عیش و آرام کی زندگی سے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不适

身体状况不佳；身体变形或状况不佳（如安逸奢侈的生活）

🇯🇵Japanese

不適格

体調不良。形が崩れている、または状態が崩れている（気楽で贅沢な生活からのように）

🇰🇷Korean

부적합

열악한 신체 상태; 몸매가 좋지 않거나 상태가 좋지 않음(편안하고 사치스러운 삶에서 비롯됨)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không khỏe mạnh

tình trạng thể chất kém; không có hình dạng hoặc không có điều kiện (vì cuộc sống thoải mái và sang trọng)

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่แข็งแรง

สภาพร่างกายไม่ดี อยู่ในสภาพไม่สมรูปหรือไม่มีสภาพ (เช่น จากชีวิตที่สบายหรูหรา)

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakcocokan

kondisi fisik yang buruk; tidak berbentuk atau tidak dalam kondisi (seperti dari kehidupan yang mudah dan mewah)

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalan ng kakayahan

mahinang pisikal na kondisyon; pagiging wala sa hugis o wala sa kondisyon (tulad ng mula sa isang buhay ng kaginhawahan at karangyaan)

🇲🇾Malay

ketidakcergasan

keadaan fizikal yang lemah; tidak berbentuk atau tidak sihat (seperti dari kehidupan yang senang dan mewah)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم اللياقة البدنية

حالة بدنية سيئة أن تكون خارج الشكل أو خارج الحالة (كما هو الحال في حياة السهولة والرفاهية)

🇮🇷Persian

عدم تناسب اندام

وضعیت بدنی ضعیف؛ نامرغوب بودن یا نامناسب بودن (مثل یک زندگی راحت و لوکس)

🇹🇷Turkish

uygunsuzluk

zayıf fiziksel durum; şekilsiz veya kondüsyonsuz olmak (kolay ve lüks bir yaşamdan olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוסר כושר

מצב גופני ירוד; חוסר צורה או חוסר מצב (כמו מחיים של נינוחות ומותרות)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'unfitness'?

The primary meaning of 'unfitness' is 'poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)'.

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Using 'unfitness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'unfitness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'unfitness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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