'Incapable' definitions:
Definition of 'incapable'
From: WordNet
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" [ant: capable]
adjective
Not being susceptible to or admitting of something (usually followed by `of'); "incapable of solution"
adjective
(followed by `of') not having the temperament or inclination for; "simply incapable of lying" [ant: capable]
adjective
Not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon him" [syn: incapable, incompetent, unequal to(p)]
Definition of 'Incapable'
From: GCIDE
- Incapable \In*ca"pa*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + capable: cf. F. incapable, L. incapabilis incomprehensible.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Lacking in ability or qualification for the purpose or end in view; not large enough to contain or hold; deficient in physical strength, mental or moral power, etc.; not capable; as, incapable of holding a certain quantity of liquid; incapable of endurance, of comprehension, of perseverance, of reform, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Not capable of being brought to do or perform, because morally strong or well disposed; -- used with reference to some evil; as, incapable of wrong, dishonesty, or falsehood. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit; as, incapable of pain, or pleasure; incapable of stain or injury. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Law) Unqualified or disqualified, in a legal sense; as, a man under thirty-five years of age is incapable of holding the office of president of the United States; a person convicted on impeachment is thereby made incapable of holding an office of profit or honor under the government. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Mil.) As a term of disgrace, sometimes annexed to a sentence when an officer has been cashiered and rendered incapable of serving his country. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Incapable is often used elliptically. [1913 Webster]
- Is not your father grown incapable of reasonable affairs? --Shak.
- Syn: Incompetent; unfit; unable; insufficient; inadequate; deficient; disqualified. See Incompetent. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Incapable'
From: GCIDE
- Incapable \In*ca"pa*ble\, n. One who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient; an imbecile; a simpleton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'incapable'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amputee,
- cripple,
- defective,
- deformity,
- disqualified,
- dull tool,
- greenhorn,
- handicapped person,
- idiot,
- ill-equipped,
- ill-fitted,
- ill-furnished,
- ill-provided,
- ill-qualified,
- imbecile,
- impervious to,
- inadequate,
- incapable of,
- incompetent,
- ineffective,
- ineffectual,
- inefficient,
- inept,
- inferior,
- maladjusted,
- mediocrity,
- no conjuror,
- not equal to,
- not up to,
- paralytic,
- paraplegic,
- quadriplegic,
- the crippled,
- the handicapped,
- unable,
- unable to,
- unadapted,
- unadjusted,
- unarmed,
- unendowed,
- unequal to,
- unequipped,
- unfit,
- unfitted,
- ungifted,
- unprovided,
- unqualified,
- unsuited,
- untalented