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incapacity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪti/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Latin capāx Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin capācitāsder. Old French capacitebor. Middle English capacite English capacity English incapacity From in- (“negative”) + capacity.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The lack of a capacity; an inability.
   • So that it is not the insufficiency or incapacity of man's mind, but it is the remote standing or placing thereof that breedeth these mazes and incomprehensions; 1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC:
2. (countable, uncountable) Legal disqualification.

Forms

Deriveds

educated incapacity · incapacitate

Relateds

inoperancy · incapacitation

Translations (30)

gv neuablid (lack of a capacity) · gl incapacidade (lack of a capacity) · bg некадърност (lack of a capacity) · ru неправомо́чность (legal disqualification) · ga neamhábaltacht (lack of a capacity) · pl nieudolność (lack of a capacity) · pl niezdolność (lack of a capacity) · hi असमर्थता (lack of a capacity) · ga míchumas (lack of a capacity) · bg неспособност (lack of a capacity) · bg неправоспособност (legal disqualification) · got 𐌿𐌽𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (lack of a capacity) · ca incapacitat (lack of a capacity) · hi अपात्रता (legal disqualification) · pl niezdatność (lack of a capacity) · pl brak zdolności prawnej (legal disqualification) · pt incapacidade (lack of a capacity) · ga éagumas (legal disqualification) · ga neamhinneamh (lack of a capacity) · ga neamhacmhainn (lack of a capacity) · es incapacidad (lack of a capacity) · nl onvermogen (lack of a capacity) · it incapacità (lack of a capacity) · gv anlheiltys (lack of a capacity) · de Unfähigkeit (lack of a capacity) · fr incapacité (lack of a capacity) · hi अक्षमता (lack of a capacity) · he נבצרות (lack of a capacity) · ga éagumas (lack of a capacity) · pl nieumiejętność (lack of a capacity)