fecklessness
Weak-willed lazy nature
Fecklessness is the quality of being weak, ineffective, or irresponsible—lacking the determination to accomplish anything meaningful.
The word carries contempt: a feckless person isn't just failing, they're not really trying.
The administration's fecklessness in the face of the crisis was staggering.
Feck, the root, is a Scottish dialect word for effect or value.
Failure to exercise care
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
- unreliabilityTendency to disappoint expectations
- unaccountabilityAbsence of obligation to explain
- remissnessCulpable lack of care
neglectfulness · carelessness · thoughtlessness · heedlessness · unmindfulness · disregard · oversight · imprudence
Lack of interest
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- nonchalanceCalm, casual composure
insouciance · passivity · listlessness · ennui · disengagement · lethargy · torpor · languor
Acting without forethought
- rashnessImprudent haste in action
- impetuosityHasty, unthinking action
- heedlessnessFailure to notice danger
- foolhardinessReckless bravery, unwise daring
incaution · brashness · imprudence · temerity · hastiness · shortsightedness · unwariness · precipitousness
Inability to produce results
- impotenceLack of strength or power
- powerlessnessInability to affect outcomes
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- futilityLack of purpose
uselessness · inadequacy · incompetence · ineptitude · spinelessness · feebleness · frailty · incapability
negligence
Failure to exercise care
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
- unreliabilityTendency to disappoint expectations
- unaccountabilityAbsence of obligation to explain
remissness · neglectfulness · carelessness · thoughtlessness · heedlessness · unmindfulness · disregard · oversight · imprudence · inattention
indifference
Lack of interest
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
nonchalance · insouciance · passivity · listlessness · ennui · disengagement · lethargy · torpor · languor · inertia
impulsiveness
Acting without forethought
- rashnessImprudent haste in action
- impetuosityHasty, unthinking action
- heedlessnessFailure to notice danger
foolhardiness · incaution · brashness · imprudence · temerity · hastiness · shortsightedness · unwariness · precipitousness · hotheadedness
ineffectuality
Inability to produce results
- impotenceLack of strength or power
- powerlessnessInability to affect outcomes
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
futility · uselessness · inadequacy · incompetence · ineptitude · spinelessness · feebleness · frailty · incapability · inefficacy
- lazinesslaziness, sloth, idleness, apathy, lethargy
- frivolousnesssilliness, whimsy, playfulness, levity, giddiness
- negligenceneglect, gross negligence, criminal negligence, medical negligence, negligence
fecklessnesseffectiveness
Success in producing results
purposefulness · determination · drive · competence · efficacy
fecklessnessresponsibility
State of being answerable
reliability · dependability · accountability · conscientiousness · dutifulness
fecklessnessdetermination
Firmness of purpose
drive · resolve · willpower · tenacity · perseverance