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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•a•bil•i•ty /ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - lack of adequate strength or ability;
incapacity:[uncountable]a life of disability. - a physical or mental handicap:[countable]His disabilities were not going to stand in his way.
- [countable] anything that disables or puts one at a disadvantage.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•a•bil•i•ty (dis′ə bil′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties for 2.- lack of adequate power, strength, or physical or mental ability;
incapacity. - a physical or mental handicap, esp. one that prevents a person from living a full, normal life or from holding a gainful job.
- anything that disables or puts one at a disadvantage:His mere six-foot height will be a disability in professional basketball.
- the state or condition of being disabled.
- Lawlegal incapacity;
legal disqualification. - BusinessSee disability insurance.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disqualification, incompetence, incapability, impotence. Disability, inability imply a lack of power or ability. A disability is some disqualifying deprivation or loss of power, physical or other:excused because of a physical disability; a temporary disability.Inability is a lack of ability, usually because of an inherent lack of talent, power, etc.:inability to talk, to do well in higher mathematics.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ability, capacity.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: disability /ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- the condition of being unable to perform a task or function because of a physical or mental impairment
- something that disables; handicap
- lack of necessary intelligence, strength, etc
- an incapacity in the eyes of the law to enter into certain transactions
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