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- Dictionaryincapable/ɪnˈkeɪpəbl/
adjective
- 1. unable to do or achieve (something): "Wilson blushed and was incapable of speech" Similar Opposite
- 2. unable to behave rationally or manage one's affairs: "the pilot may become incapable from the lack of oxygen" Similar
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The meaning of INCAPABLE is lacking capacity, ability, or qualification for the purpose or end in view. How to use incapable in a sentence.
C1. unable to do something: incapable of He seems incapable of walking past a music shop without going in and buying another CD. I think she's incapable of love. Opposite. capable of something/doing something. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Inability and awkwardness. accident-prone. adorkable. all thumbs idiom. amateurishly.
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.
1. not having the necessary ability, qualification, or strength to perform some specified act or function. 2. lacking ordinary capability.
Definitions of incapable. adjective. (followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability. “ incapable of carrying a tune” “he is incapable of understanding the matter” “ incapable of doing the work” synonyms: unable. (usually followed by `to') lacking necessary physical or mental ability. incompetent. not qualified or suited for a purpose.
(ɪnkeɪpəbəl ) 1. adjective. Someone who is incapable of doing something is unable to do it. She seemed incapable of taking decisions. [+ of] He was a man incapable of violence. 2. adjective. An incapable person is weak or stupid. He lost his job for allegedly being incapable.
adjective. us / ɪnˈkeɪ.pə.b ə l / uk / ɪnˈkeɪ.pə.b ə l /. Add to word list. C1. unable to do something: incapable of He seems incapable of walking past a music shop without going in and buying another CD. I think she's incapable of love. Opposite. capable of something/doing something.
