# feckless

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɛkləs/ · frequency rank #54,175

## Definitions
1. Lacking purpose.
2. Without skill, ineffective, incompetent.
3. Lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way.
4. Lacking vitality.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/feckless