- のうなし
- [能無し] incompetent【C】無能者.能無し
incompetence
ne'er-do-well* * *のうなし【能無し】incompetent〖C〗無能者.* * *のうなし【能なし】〔事〕 incompetence; 〔人〕 a good-for-nothing; an [a hopeless] incompetent; 《口》 an [a complete] idiot; a useless bastard; 《米》 a no-brainer; 《英》 a [an absolute] berk.●能なしの good-for-nothing; incompetent; useless; hopeless; feckless.
●あの男は能なしだ. He's totally [completely] useless [hopeless]. | He's a total [a complete, an absolute] idiot.
・まったくの能なしでは世間に立って行けない. There's no room (in society) for utterly useless people (like you).
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.