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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)
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| Definition of 'incapable' |
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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"
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1. (adjective) incapable
not able
He's incapable of cooking the most basic dish.; incapable of logical thought
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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
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Sense: (withof) not able (to do something)
incapable of learning anything.
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 Afrikaans: onbevoeg |
 Arabic: غَيْر قادِر عَلى |
 Bulgarian: неспособен |
 Brazilian: incapaz |
 Czech: neschopný |
 German: unfähig |
 Danish: ude af stand til |
 Greek: ανίκανος |
 Spanish: incapaz |
 Estonian: võimetu |
 Farsi: ناتوان |
 Finnish: kykenemätön |
 French: incapable (de) |
 Hebrew: לא מְסוּגָל |
 Hindi: अयोग्य |
 Croatian: nesposoban |
 Hungarian: képtelen |
 Indonesian: tidak mampu, tidak bisa |
 Icelandic: óhæfur |
 Italian: incapace di |
 Japanese: できない |
 Korean: 할 수 없는 |
 Lithuanian: negalintis, nesugebantis |
 Latvian: nespējīgs |
 Malay: tidak mampu |
 Dutch: niet in staat, onbekwaam |
 Norwegian: udugelig, ute av stand ti |
 Polish: niezdolny |
 Persian: ناتوان |
 Pashto: ناوړ، نامناسب، نالايق |
 Portuguese: incapaz |
 Romanian: incapabil (de/să) |
 Russian: неспособный |
 Slovak: neschopný |
 Slovenian: nesposoben |
 Serbian: nesposoban |
 Swedish: oförmögen, oduglig |
 Thai: ซึ่งไม่สามารถพอ |
 Turkish: yeteneksiz |
 Taiwanese: 無能力的 |
 Ukrainian: нездатний, нездібний |
 Urdu: نالائق |
 Vietnamese: không có khả năng |
 Chinese: 无能力的 |
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