Definitions for INCAPACITY
ˌɪn kəˈpæs ɪ tiin·ca·pac·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incapacitynoun

   lack of intellectual power

2. incapacitynoun

   lack of physical or natural qualifications

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incapacitynoun

   The lack of a capacity; an inability

2. Etymology: Negative in- + capacity

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incapacitynoun

   Inability; want of natural power; want of power of body; want of comprehensiveness of mind.

   Etymology: incapacité, Fr. in and capacity.

   It chiefly proceedeth from natural incapacity, and genial indisposition. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   Admonition he imputes either to envy, or else ignorance and incapacity of estimating his worth. Govern. of the Tongue.

   The inactivity of the soul is its incapacity to be moved with any thing common. Arbuthnot.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incapacity

   Legal capacity is a quality denoting either the legal aptitude of a person to have rights and liabilities (in this sense also called transaction capacity), or altogether the personhood itself in regard to an entity other than a natural person (in this sense also called legal personality).

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1. incapacity

   Incapacity is a state or condition in which someone is unable to think, behave, or function normally due to a physical, mental, legal, or other disability. It often describes situations where people are unable to make their own decisions or accomplish certain tasks independently.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incapacitynoun

   want of capacity; lack of physical or intellectual power; inability

2. Incapacitynoun

   want of legal ability or competency to do, give, transmit, or receive something; inability; disqualification; as, the inacapacity of minors to make binding contracts, etc

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How to pronounce INCAPACITY?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of INCAPACITY in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of INCAPACITY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of INCAPACITY in a Sentence

1. Anonymous:

   Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of carelessness, incapacity, or neglect.

2. Tomoko Murata:

   The verdict was extremely strict about proving psychological incapacity to resist.

3. Agnes Repplier:

   In the stress of modern life, how little room is left for that most comfortable vanity that whispers in our ears that failures are not faults! Now we are taught from infancy that we must rise or fall upon our own merits; that vigilance wins success, and incapacity means ruin.

4. Anais Nin:

   The only abnormality is the incapacity to love.

5. Arabic Proverb:

   By six qualities may a fool be known: anger, without cause; speech, without profit; change, without motive; inquiry, without an object; trust in a stranger; and incapacity to discriminate between friend and foe.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=INCAPACITY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Incapacity
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=INCAPACITY
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incapacity
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/INCAPACITY