feckless

Meaning

1. Lacking purpose.
2. Without skill, ineffective, incompetent.
3. Lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way.
4. (British, archaic) Lacking vitality.

Synonyms

weak

inept

shallow

ineffectual

irresponsible

superficial

feeble

powerless

pointless

nugatory

impractical

inane

inapt

incompetent

ineffective

infirm

insouciant

languid

needless

objectless

otiose

patient

piping

purposeless

sick

🤢

sickly

tardy

thoughtless

unable

unavailing

unconcerned

unthinking

unwell

useless

vain

pithless

purportless

ailing

punchless

aimless

awkward

debilitated

futile

goalless

ham-fisted

helpless

idle

impotent

Translations

beceriksiz

hünersiz

ineficaç

incapaz

ασθενής

zayıf

inefficace

incapable

incapaç

improvidus

inútil

άσκοπος

cansız

αδύναμος

άβουλος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɛkləs/

Etymology

Cognate with Scots: fectless

In summary

From Scots feckless, variant of Scots fectless (“ineffectual”) (an aphetic variant of effectless), equivalent to effect + -less.