Meanings
nounincapability (usually uncountable, plural incapabilities)
plural incapabilities
- uncountableusuallyThe condition of being incapable.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe quality of not being capable — physically or intellectually or legally
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Middle Englishin-
- Englishin-
- Englishcapability
- Englishincapability
From in- + capability.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
incapability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incapability
MLA
“incapability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incapability. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incapability,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incapability.
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