Definitions for incapable
ɪnˈkeɪ pə bəlin·ca·pable

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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"

2. incapable(p)adjective

   not being susceptible to or admitting of something (usually followed by `of')

   "incapable of solution"

3. incapableadjective

   (followed by `of') not having the temperament or inclination for

   "simply incapable of lying"

4. incapable, incompetent, unequal to(p)adjective

   not meeting requirements

   "unequal to the demands put upon him"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incapableadjective

   Not being capable (of doing something); unable.

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

1. Incapableadjective

   Etymology: incapable, Fr. in and capable.

   1. Wanting power; wanting understanding; unable to comprehend, learn, or understand.

   Incapable and shallow innocents!
   You cannot guess who caus'd your father's death. William Shakespeare.

   2. Not able to receive any thing.

   Wilmot, when he saw Goring put in the command, thought himself incapable of reparation. Edward Hyde.

   3. Unable; not equal to any thing.

   Is not your father grown incapable
   Of reasonable affairs? Is he not stupid
   With age? William Shakespeare, Winter's Tale.

   4. Disqualified by law.

   Their lands are almost entirely taken from them, and they are rendered incapable of purchasing any more. Jonathan Swift.

   5. In conversation it is usual to say a man is incapable of falsehood, or incapable of generosity, or of any thing good or bad.

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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Incapableadjective

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

6. Incapablenoun

   one who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient; an imbecile; a simpleton

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of incapable in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of incapable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of incapable in a Sentence

1. La Rochefoucauld:

   Those who give too much attention to trifling things become generally incapable of great things.

2. Alexis Carrel:

   The first duty of society is to give each of its members the possibility of fulfilling his destiny. When it becomes incapable of performing this duty it must be transformed.

3. Senior Rubio aide Todd Harris:

   Gov. Christie is a very articulate guy which is probably why Donald Trump had to bring him on to his campaign, clearly Donald Trump is incapable of explaining any of his ideas for the future of this country, he's incapable of explaining what's hiding in his tax return.

4. Donald Trump:

   That's a pretty serious problem. I don't want someone incapable of learning foreign policy when we have ISIS, when we have Iran, when we have all of these problems, when the New York Times says, from his top adviser and a couple of others, he's essentially incapable of learning foreign policy, I mean that's pretty sad.

5. Lizard Squad:

   Operations will continue tomorrow. As a result, the group of kiddies who think they are 'the finest' will be proven incapable.

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