"unfitness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: unfitnesses [plural]
Etymology: From unfit + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|unfit|ness}} unfit + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} unfitness (countable and uncountable, plural unfitnesses)
  1. The characteristic of being unfit or ill-suited. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-unfitness-en-noun-Mm7Idt3C
  2. The characteristic of being unfit or out of physical shape. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-unfitness-en-noun-ot1hz6Oc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 27 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (characteristic of being unfit): Untauglichkeit [feminine] (German), ακαταλληλότητα (akatallilótita) [feminine] (Greek)
Disambiguation of 'characteristic of being unfit': 51 49

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