incapable

incapable is a 9-letter English word with 10 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Wanting 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. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 20 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Wanting 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.
2. adjective. 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.
3. adjective. 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.
4. adjective. 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.
5. adjective. As a term of disgrace, sometimes annexed to a sentence when an officer has been cashiered and rendered incapable of serving his country.
6. noun. One who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient; an imbecile; a simpleton.
7. adjective. not meeting requirements

   "unequal to the demands put upon him"

   Synonyms: incompetent

8. adjective. (followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability

   "incapable of carrying a tune"

   "he is incapable of understanding the matter"

9. adjective. (followed by `of') not having the temperament or inclination for

   "simply incapable of lying"

10. adjective. not being susceptible to or admitting of something (usually followed by `of')

    "incapable of solution"

Synonyms

incompetent

Common word forms

incapableness

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