What does incapable mean?
Definitions for incapable
ɪnˈkeɪ pə bəlin·ca·pable
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Princeton's WordNet
incapableadjective
(followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability
"incapable of carrying a tune"; "he is incapable of understanding the matter"; "incapable of doing the work"
incapable(p)adjective
not being susceptible to or admitting of something (usually followed by `of')
"incapable of solution"
incapableadjective
(followed by `of') not having the temperament or inclination for
"simply incapable of lying"
incapable, incompetent, unequal to(p)adjective
not meeting requirements
"unequal to the demands put upon him"
Wiktionary
incapableadjective
Not being capable (of doing something); unable.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Incapableadjective
Etymology: incapable, Fr. in and capable.
Incapable and shallow innocents!
You cannot guess who caus'd your father's death. William Shakespeare.Wilmot, when he saw Goring put in the command, thought himself incapable of reparation. Edward Hyde.
Is not your father grown incapable
Of reasonable affairs? Is he not stupid
With age? William Shakespeare, Winter's Tale.Their lands are almost entirely taken from them, and they are rendered incapable of purchasing any more. Jonathan Swift.
ChatGPT
incapable
Incapable refers to the lack of ability, capacity or means to do something or to perform a specific task or role. It may also reflect a lack of personal qualities or characteristics necessary for a certain job or activity.
Webster Dictionary
Incapableadjective
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
Incapableadjective
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
Incapableadjective
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
Incapableadjective
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
Incapableadjective
as a term of disgrace, sometimes annexed to a sentence when an officer has been cashiered and rendered incapable of serving his country
Incapablenoun
one who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient; an imbecile; a simpleton
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Incapable
in-kāp′a-bl, adj. not capable: insufficient, unable: lacking mental capacity: unconscious of: helplessly drunk: disqualified.—n. one lacking capacity.—n. Incapabil′ity.—adv. Incap′ably.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
incapable
A term of disgrace, frequently annexed to military sentences, when an officer has been cashiered by the sentence of a general court-martial, and rendered incapable of ever serving his country in either a civil or military capacity.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of incapable in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of incapable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of incapable in a Sentence
Everyone who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.
To those who are incapable of presenting the historic truth in an honest way, I want to say that Poland was not a perpetrator but a victim of World War II, i would expect full historical knowledge from officials who speak on the matter.
A truly free society is based on a vision of respect for people and what they value. In a truly free society, any business that disrespects its customers will fail, and deserves to do so. The same should be true of any government that disrespects its citizens. The central belief and fatal conceit of the current administration is that you are incapable of running your own life, but those in power are capable of running it for you. This is the essence of big government and collectivism.
People are simply incapable of prolonged, sustained goodness.
We're in greater danger today than we were the day after Pearl Harbor. Our military is absolutely incapable of defending this country.
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- incapaçCatalan, Valencian
- incapazSpanish
- kykenemätön, kyvytönFinnish
- incapableFrench
- 不能, 無縁, できない, 拒む, 無理Japanese
- incapazPortuguese
- incapabilRomanian
- nesposoban, nemoćanSerbo-Croatian
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