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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ca•pa•ble /ɪnˈkeɪpəbəl/USA pronunciation adj. - not having the necessary ability, qualification, or strength to perform some function:[be + ~ + of]incapable of doing such a difficult thing.
- lacking ordinary capability; incompetent:incapable management.
in•ca•pa•bil•i•ty /ɪnˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] in•ca•pa•bly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ca•pa•ble (in kā′pə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - not capable.
- not having the necessary ability, qualification, or strength to perform some specified act or function:As an administrator, he is simply incapable.
- without ordinary capability;
incompetent. - Idioms incapable of:
- not having the ability, qualification, or strength for (a specified act or function).
- not open to;
not susceptible to or admitting:These materials are incapable of exact measurement. - Lawlegally unqualified for.
n. - a thoroughly incompetent person, esp. one of defective mentality.
- Late Latin incapābilis. See in-3, capable
- 1585–95
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Incapable, incompetent, inefficient, unable are applied to a person or thing that is lacking in ability, preparation, or power for whatever is to be done. Incapable usually means inherently lacking in ability or power:incapable of appreciating music; a bridge incapable of carrying heavy loads.Incompetent, generally used only of persons, means unfit or unqualified for a particular task:incompetent as an administrator.Inefficient means wasteful in the use of effort or power:an inefficient manager; inefficient methods.Unable usually refers to a temporary condition of inability to do some specific thing:unable to relax, to go to a concert.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged impotent, unqualified.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged able.
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