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Mark all mathematical heads which be wholly and only bent on these sciences, how solitary they be themselves, how unfit to live with others, how unapt to serve the world.
Roger Ascham

Meaning of "unapt" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNAPT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNAPT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unapt is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNAPT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unapt in the English dictionary

The first definition of unapt in the dictionary is often foll by for not suitable or qualified; unfitted. Other definition of unapt is mentally slow. Unapt is also not disposed or likely.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNAPT


adapt
əˈdæpt
apt
æpt
chapped
tʃæpt
coapt
ˌkəʊˈæpt
handicapped
ˈhændɪˌkæpt
inapt
ɪnˈæpt
kidnapped
ˈkɪdnæpt
overapt
ˌəʊvərˈæpt
overlapped
ˈəʊvəˌlæpt
rapped
ræpt
rapt
ræpt
scrapped
skræpt
slapped
slæpt
snapped
snæpt
strapped
stræpt
trapped
træpt
uncapped
ʌnˈkæpt
untapped
ʌnˈtæpt
wrapped
ræpt
zapped
zæpt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNAPT

unapplied
unappointed
unappreciated
unappreciation
unappreciative
unapprehended
unapprehensible
unapprehensive
unapprised
unapproachable
unapproachableness
unapproachably
unapproached
unappropriate
unappropriated
unapproved
unapproving
unapprovingly
unaptly
unaptness

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNAPT

accept
attempt
chapt
concept
dewlapt
Egypt
enrapt
except
JavaScript
kept
leapt
misadapt
periapt
preadapt
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readapt
script
sept
transcript
usucapt

Synonyms and antonyms of unapt in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unapt» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNAPT

Find out the translation of unapt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unapt from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unapt» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不至于
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inepto
570 millions of speakers

English

unapt
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unapt
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

unapt
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неспособным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inapto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অদক্ষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

unapt
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unapt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不適当な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경향이없는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không thích hợp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unapt
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अप्रापण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anlayışı kıt
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

non adatto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

unapt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нездатним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unapt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

unapt
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongeschikt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

unapt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unapt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unapt

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNAPT»

The term «unapt» is normally little used and occupies the 138.601 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNAPT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unapt

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QUOTES WITH «UNAPT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unapt.
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Roger Ascham
Mark all mathematical heads which be wholly and only bent on these sciences, how solitary they be themselves, how unfit to live with others, how unapt to serve the world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNAPT»

Discover the use of unapt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unapt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of ...
I am 3 soldier, and unapt to weep. Shak. — Unapt to stir at these indignities. Shak . 3, Unfit ; not qui- lified; with to before a verb, for before a noun. — Fear in, of all affections (anger excepted) the unaptcjlto admit any Conference with' reason.
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1816
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
I am a soldier, and unapt to weep. Sbak. — Unapt to stir at these indignities. Shak . g. Unfit; not qualified; with to before a verb, for before a noun. — Fear is, of all affections (anger excepted) the vnaptejl to admit any conference with reason.
‎1816
3
Words: A User's Guide
The related noun is ineptitude. inapt adjective, means unsuitable: The general's comment about collateral damage was most inapt considering the casualties. This is a formal word. The related noun is inaptitude. unapt adjective, means unfitted ...
Graham Pointon, Stewart Clark, 2014
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
[from w/approve.] Not approve;!.— May come and go so unapproved. Mils. * UNAPT, adj. [from apt.] i. Dull ; not apprehensive. 2. Not ready ; not propense. — I am a soldier, and unapt to weep. Shak.— Unapt to stir at these Indignities. Shak. 3.
‎1816
5
The New and Complete Dictionary of the English Language ...: ...
Unapt'itude (s. from un, and aptitude) Unfitness, in dilpofition. Unapt'ly [adv. from unapt) Unfitly. Unapt'nefs ft. from unapt) Dulnefs, .want of apprehen fion j unfitnefa, unfuitahlenefe. Vnirac'id [adj. objotetc) Not plucked afunder. Chaucer.
John Ash, 1775
6
A complete concordance to the works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Vol. 13
29 for Fortune cloudy hath chaunged hir deceyvable chere to meward, myn unpietous lifdraweth along unagreable duellynges in me. unapt adj. [ <MED>; < OED> s.v. unapt a.] unsuited, not disposed 1: unapt| 1 | Tr I 978 That was unapt to  ...
Akio Oizumi, 2003
7
Antiquæ Linguæ Britannicæ Thesaurus: A Welsh and English ...
[able. Anhygosp, a. incorrigible; unpunishAnhygred, a. incredible. Anhygrwydr, a. not easily traversed. Anhygryn, a. not apt to be tremulous. Anliygudd, a. not easily secreted, or hidden. Anhygwl, a. irreprehensible. Anhygwymp, a. unapt to fall.
Thomas Richards, 1839
8
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z ...
Unapprō′priāted,not appropriated:not applied toanyotherpurpose: not grantedtoanyperson, corporation,&c. Unapproved,unaprōōvd′, adj. notapproved:not proved. Unapt, unapt′,adj. not suitable orqualifiedfor: dull, inapt.—adv.Unapt′ly.
Various
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The London encyclopaedia: or, Universal dictionary of ...
UNAPT, adj. f From apt. Dull; not ap- Unapt'lt, adv. > prehensive ; not ready: the Unapt'ness, n. $. j adverb and noun substantive corresponding. Men's apparel is commonly made according to their conditions, and their conditions are often ...
Thomas Curtis, 1829
10
The Sterling Book Of Word Perfect
Inapt/Unapt/Inept. Inapt : inappropriate, unsuitable. The situation went out of control due to the inapt handling of the case by the principal. Unapt : close to inapt. Inept : without skill, futile, not competent. The young artist was an inept candidate ...
Gratian Vas, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNAPT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unapt is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jim's of Lambertville
062415bL jims of lambertville 002.JPG. Unapt Patel and her brother Darshan Patel of Hamilton, New Jersey walk through Jim's of Lambertville. Buy this photo. «Burlington County Times, Jun 15»
2
COMMENT: BBL: To Be Meaningful
Unless MILF is only bluffing, they will reject this unapt BBL; the Moros will be disenchanted the more. The ensuing crisis must be avoided. Meaningful BBL. «Minda News, Apr 15»
3
Gallery reviews: Sculptures that nose their way into our regard
... abstract painting and, allusions aside, sets light and shade ricocheting softly around within a picture, most subtly and beautifully in “Unapt to Stir” (2013). «SFGate, Mar 15»
4
No shame in being working class
Finally a quote from the poet Matthew Arnold (1822-1888): "There is nothing so unintelligent, so unapt to perceive, how the world is really going on, as an ... «Plymouth Herald, Feb 15»
5
At UIUC, the growth in the number of Chinese students has been …
She is joking, but the metaphor is not unapt. “There's definitely a gap but I'll say it's up to you how to view it,” says Sun. He describes one woman he knows who ... «Inside Higher Ed, Jan 15»
6
An 18th century bright spark who let her mighty pen do the talking
Laetitia wasn't goodlooking, but she was “well-dressed, sprightly, and remarkably well-tempered, unapt to give or take offence.” A catch, in other words. But her ... «Irish Examiner, Jan 15»
7
In Conversation with Sandra Liu Huang
To call Quora the chimera of Google and Facebook is not unapt — the question-and-answer startup has the boundlessness of Google (given that there is no limit ... «The Stanford Daily, Nov 14»
8
Paris Fashion Week Morning Report
(The name is an amalgam of “An Unreal,” “Real,” “Age” — itself not an unapt description of Fashion Month.) Capping off the evening is the New York import ... «New York Times, Sep 14»
9
Bear pits and biscuits: The sad fate of Britain's bears
... a "disappointment", adding that he was "exceedingly loath to climb, and in what effort he did make, his admirers thought him indolent, unapt, and unwieldy". «BBC News, Sep 14»
10
Tug-Of-Fools : Singapore Airlines – The Bear Argument
... incurred in order to provide its services. While staff costs may appear to be an area more intrinsic to a company, the avenue for reductions is limited and unapt. «Motley Fool Singapore, Jul 14»

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