inexpertness

noun

as in inability
a lack of the level of skill associated with an expert or professional the inexpertness of the plasterwork is painfully obvious to all who visit that historic house

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  1. inability
  2. amateurishness
  3. amateurism
Noun
  • The inability to do so has cost Engelbert during her latter years.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Venezuela’s problem has not been a shortage of economists capable of designing sophisticated monetary and fiscal regimes, but its inability to follow strict rules in good times and bad.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of inability
Noun
  • Their design was unpolished, even primitive, seemingly to convey a sense of slapdash amateurishness.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Definition of amateurishness
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  • But Wright’s case is also illustrating why the NCAA’s argument about amateurism is becoming harder to square with the economics of the modern college engine.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • What were once basic tenets — amateurism, transfers, years of eligibility — have been upended.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of amateurism
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