uncapacity

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noun

A lack of capacity or ability; incapacity.

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Meanings

noununcapacity (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableA lack of capacity or ability; incapacity.

    […] tho' theſe ſeem'd to be very unfit Inſtruments for compaſſing of that great Deſign for which they were then employ'd, becauſe of their Inability and Uncapacity in performing the Work ſo very great and important; […]

    1720, John Shaw, “Of Religion”, in The Fundamental Doctrines of the Church of England, […], volume I, London: […] George Strahan, […] William Mears, […], page 36

Origin

From un- + capacity.

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APA

uncapacity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncapacity

MLA

“uncapacity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncapacity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncapacity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncapacity.

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