English Explanatory Dictionary

incapable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not capable (of doing something); unable.
  2. Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit.
noun
  1. One who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient; an imbecile; a simpleton.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈkeɪpəbl̩/ /ɪŋˈkeɪpəbl̩/ en-us-incapable.ogg

Word forms

incapable more incapable most incapable incapables

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French incapable, equivalent to in- + capable.

Synonyms

unable refusing

Antonyms

capable

Related words

incapacitate incapacitation

Derived words

incapability incapableness incapably
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