 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
incapable
adjective
1: (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}]
2: not being susceptible to or admitting of something (usually
followed by 'of'); "incapable of solution" [syn: {incapable(p)}]
3: lacking the necessary skill or knowledge etc.; "an incapable
helper" [syn: {unqualified}]
4: (followed by 'of') not having the temperament or inclination
for; "simply incapable of lying" [ant: {capable}]
5: not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon
him" [syn: {incompetent}, {unequal to(p)}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Incapable \In*ca"pa*ble\, adjective [Pref. in- not + capable: cf. F.
incapable, L. incapabilis incomprehensible.]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Note: Incapable is often used elliptically.
Is not your father grown incapable of reasonable
affairs? --Shak.
Syn: Incompetent; unfit; unable; insufficient; inadequate;
deficient; disqualified. See {Incompetent}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Incapable \In*ca"pa*ble\, noun
One who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient; an
imbecile; a simpleton.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
49 Moby Thesaurus words for "incapable":
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
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