inapt C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪnˈæpt/ UK /ɪnˈæpt/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like inept /ɛ/ vs /æ/ Meanings 1 adj not suitable or appropriate; inept His inapt comparison drew puzzled looks from the panel. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not suitable or... unsuitableinappropriateunfitineptunsuitedill-suited ↔ Opposites aptsuitableappropriatefitting Word family Forms inaptitude Derived forms inaptlyinaptitudeinaptness Related forms aptineptaptitude Etymology AI details From in- ('not') + apt, from Latin aptus ('fitted, suited'), past participle of the obsolete apere ('to fasten, attach'). aptus Latin apere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # inapt **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈæpt/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈæpt/ ## Meanings 1. not suitable or appropriate; inept ## Examples - His inapt comparison drew puzzled looks from the panel. ## Synonyms - unsuitable - inappropriate - unfit - inept - unsuited - ill-suited ## Antonyms - apt - suitable - appropriate - fitting ## Derived Forms - inaptly - inaptitude - inaptness ## Related Forms - apt - inept - aptitude ## Roots and Affixes - Root: aptus - Root: apere ## Etymology From in- ('not') + apt, from Latin aptus ('fitted, suited'), past participle of the obsolete apere ('to fasten, attach'). ## AI Etymology Inapt is from in- ('not') + apt, from Latin aptus ('fitted, suited'), past participle of the obsolete apere ('to fasten, attach'). Important recorded forms include aptus (Latin) and apere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers not suitable or appropriate; inept. The wider family includes derived forms such as inaptly, inaptitude, and inaptness and related words such as apt, inept, and aptitude. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown