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 Definitions of incapable  [ɪnˈkeɪ pə bəl]  

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Definition of 'incapable' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) incapable
not having the necessary ability, qualification, or strength to perform some specified act or function.

2.  incapable
lacking ordinary capability.

3.  incapable
legally unqualified.

Etymology:  (1585–95; < LL)

Definition of 'incapable' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) incapable
(followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability
"incapable of carrying a tune"; "he is incapable of understanding the matter"; "incapable of doing the work"

2. (adj) incapable(p)
not being susceptible to or admitting of something (usually followed by `of')
"incapable of solution"

3. (adj) incapable
(followed by `of') not having the temperament or inclination for
"simply incapable of lying"

4. (adj) incapable, incompetent, unequal to(p)
not meeting requirements
"unequal to the demands put upon him"


Definition of 'incapable' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) incapable
not able
He's incapable of cooking the most basic dish.; incapable of logical thought


Definition of 'incapable' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) incapable
wanting in ability or qualification for the purpose or end in view; not large enough to contain or hold; deficient in physical strength, mental or moral power, etc.; not capable; as, incapable of holding a certain quantity of liquid; incapable of endurance, of comprehension, of perseverance, of reform, etc

2. (adj) incapable
not capable of being brought to do or perform, because morally strong or well disposed; -- used with reference to some evil; as, incapable of wrong, dishonesty, or falsehood

3. (adj) incapable
not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit; as, incapable of pain, or pleasure; incapable of stain or injury

4. (adj) incapable
unqualified or disqualified, in a legal sense; as, a man under thirty-five years of age is incapable of holding the office of president of the United States; a person convicted on impeachment is thereby made incapable of holding an office of profit or honor under the government

5. (adj) incapable
as a term of disgrace, sometimes annexed to a sentence when an officer has been cashiered and rendered incapable of serving his country

6. (noun) incapable
one who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient; an imbecile; a simpleton


Translation of 'incapable' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (withof) not able (to do something)
incapable of learning anything.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: onbevoeg Arabic flag Arabic: غَيْر قادِر عَلى Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: неспособен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: incapaz Czech flag Czech: neschopný German flag German: unfähig
Danish flag Danish: ude af stand til Greek flag Greek: ανίκανος Spanish flag Spanish: incapaz
Estonian flag Estonian: võimetu Farsi flag Farsi: ناتوان Finnish flag Finnish: kykenemätön
French flag French: incapable (de) Hebrew flag Hebrew: לא מְסוּגָל Hindi flag Hindi: अयोग्य
Croatian flag Croatian: nesposoban Hungarian flag Hungarian: képtelen Indonesian flag Indonesian: tidak mampu, tidak bisa
Icelandic flag Icelandic: óhæfur Italian flag Italian: incapace di Japanese flag Japanese: できない
Korean flag Korean: 할 수 없는 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: negalintis, nesugebantis Latvian flag Latvian: nespējīgs
Malay flag Malay: tidak mampu Dutch flag Dutch: niet in staat, onbekwaam Norwegian flag Norwegian: udugelig, ute av stand ti
Polish flag Polish: niezdolny Persian flag Persian: ناتوان Pashto flag Pashto: ناوړ، نامناسب، نالايق
Portuguese flag Portuguese: incapaz Romanian flag Romanian: inca­pabil (de/să) Russian flag Russian: неспособный
Slovak flag Slovak: neschopný Slovenian flag Slovenian: nesposoben Serbian flag Serbian: nesposoban
Swedish flag Swedish: oförmögen, oduglig Thai flag Thai: ซึ่งไม่สามารถพอ Turkish flag Turkish: yeteneksiz
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 無能力的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: нездатний, нездібний Urdu flag Urdu: نالائق
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: không có khả năng Chinese flag Chinese: 无能力的

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