| NOUN | state | unfitness, softness | poor physical condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | unfitness, inability | lacking the power to perform | |
| attribute | unfitness | the quality of not being suitable |
| Meaning | Poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury). | |
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| Synonym | softness | |
| Narrower | disability, disablement, handicap, impairment | The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness |
| infirmity, frailty, debility, feebleness, frailness, valetudinarianism | The state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) | |
| Broader | ill health, unhealthiness, health problem | A state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain |
| Opposite | fitness, physical fitness | Good physical condition |
| Spanish | falta de salud, mala salud | |
| Adjectives | unfit | not in good physical or mental condition |
| unfit | physically unsound or diseased | |
| Meaning | lacking the power to perform. | |
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| Synonym | inability | |
| Narrower | incapability, incapableness | The quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally |
| incompetence, incompetency | lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications | |
| insensitivity, insensitiveness | The inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment | |
| insufficiency | (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally | |
| unadaptability | The inability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances | |
| Broader | quality | An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
| Opposite | ability | The quality of being able to perform |
| Spanish | incapacidad | |
| Catalan | inaptitut, incapacitat | |
| Adjectives | unfit | not in good physical or mental condition |
| Meaning | The quality of not being suitable. | |
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| Example | "the judges agreed on his unfitness for the appointment" | |
| Narrower | disqualification | unfitness that bars you from participation |
| Broader | unsuitability, unsuitableness, ineptness | The quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose |
| Opposite | fitness, fittingness | The quality of being suitable |
| Spanish | inepcia, ineptitud | |
| Catalan | inèpcia, ineptitud | |
| Adjectives | unfit | below the required standards for a purpose |
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