incapable
English
Etymology
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Borrowed from Middle French incapable, in- + capable
Pronunciation
Adjective
incapable (comparative more incapable, superlative most incapable)
- Not capable (of doing something); unable.
- A pint glass is incapable of holding more than a pint of liquid.
- I consider him incapable of dishonesty.
- Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit.
- incapable of pain, or pleasure; incapable of stain or injury
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Translations
not being capable
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not in a state to receive
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Noun
incapable (plural incapables)
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin incapabilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
incapable (plural incapables)
Noun
incapable m (plural incapables, feminine incapable)
- incompetent (person)
Further reading
- “incapable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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