Definition

Noun: 1. The quality of being weak, ineffective, and lacking in determination or vitality: The state of being feeble and ineffectual, resulting in worthlessness or a failure to achieve anything meaningful. 2. The quality of being irresponsible, careless, or lacking in serious purpose: A character trait marked by a lack of thoughtfulness, care, or responsibility.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The project's failure was due to the manager's utter fecklessness and inability to make a decision.
  • He was frustrated by the fecklessness of the government's response to the crisis.
  • Her chronic fecklessness with money meant she was always in debt.

Advanced Usage

• "An air of fecklessness": A demeanor or impression that suggests irresponsibility or ineffectiveness.
  • Despite his intelligence, an air of fecklessness prevented him from advancing in his career.

Variants and Related Words

• Feckless (adj): Lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible.
  • He was dismissed as a feckless youth.
• Fecklessly (adv): In a feeble, ineffective, or irresponsible manner.
  • The funds were fecklessly mismanaged.

Synonyms

• Ineffectiveness: The quality of not producing any significant or desired effect.
• Weakness: The state of lacking strength or force.
• Irresponsibility: The trait of lacking a sense of responsibility.
• Futility: The quality of being incapable of producing any useful result; pointlessness.

Antonyms

• Effectiveness: The degree to which something is successful in producing a desired result.
• Competence: The ability to do something successfully or efficiently.
• Responsibility: The state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone.
• Determination: Firmness of purpose; resoluteness.

Noun

1. worthlessness due to being feeble and ineffectual