Incapable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪŋkˈeɪpəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪŋkˈeɪpəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪŋkˈeɪpəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪŋkˈeɪpəbəl/.

Examples

incapable of carrying a tune
he is incapable of understanding the matter
incapable of doing the work

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unequal to incompetent

Antonyms

capable

Parts of Speech

adjective	(followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability “incapable of carrying a tune”
adjective	not being susceptible to or admitting of something (usually followed by `of') “incapable of solution”
adjective	(followed by `of') not having the temperament or inclination for “simply incapable of lying”
adjective	not meeting requirements “unequal to the demands put upon him”

Word Forms

incapableness	noun	lack of potential for development
incapability	noun	the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
incompetence	noun	lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unfähig

(gefolgt von „von“) mangelnde Kapazität oder Fähigkeit

🇪🇸Spanish

incapaz

(seguido de "de") falta de capacidad o habilidad

🇮🇹Italian

incapace

(seguito da "di") privo di capacità o abilità

🇳🇱Dutch

onbekwaam

(gevolgd door `van') zonder capaciteit of vermogen

🇵🇹Portuguese

incapaz

(seguido por `de') falta de capacidade ou habilidade

🇷🇺Russian

неспособный

(за которым следует `of') не хватает способностей или способностей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असमर्थ

(इसके बाद 'का') क्षमता या क्षमता का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

অক্ষম

('অফ' দ্বারা অনুসরণ করা) ক্ষমতা বা ক্ষমতার অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

திறனற்ற

(`of' ஐத் தொடர்ந்து) திறன் அல்லது திறன் இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

అసమర్థుడు

(ఆఫ్' తర్వాత) సామర్థ్యం లేదా సామర్థ్యం లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अक्षम

('चे' नंतर) क्षमता किंवा क्षमता नसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસમર્થ

('ઓફ' દ્વારા અનુસરવામાં આવે છે) ક્ષમતા અથવા ક્ષમતાનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಮರ್ಥ

(`ನ' ನಂತರ) ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯದ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കഴിവില്ലാത്ത

('of' എന്നതിന് ശേഷം) ശേഷിയോ കഴിവോ ഇല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਯੋਗ

('ਦੇ' ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ) ਸਮਰੱਥਾ ਜਾਂ ਯੋਗਤਾ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

نااہل

(اس کے بعد 'کے') صلاحیت یا قابلیت کا فقدان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无法

（后跟“of”）缺乏能力或能力

🇯🇵Japanese

無能な

(その後に「の」が続く) 能力や能力が欠けている

🇰🇷Korean

무능하다

(뒤에 'of'가 붙음) 능력이나 능력이 부족함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không có khả năng

(tiếp theo là `của') thiếu năng lực hoặc khả năng

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สามารถ

(ตามด้วย `ของ') ขาดความสามารถหรือความสามารถ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak mampu

(diikuti dengan `of') kurang kapasitas atau kemampuan

🇵🇭Filipino

walang kakayahan

(sinusundan ng `ng') kulang sa kapasidad o kakayahan

🇲🇾Malay

tidak mampu

(diikuti dengan `of') kurang kapasiti atau keupayaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير قادر

(متبوعة بـ "من") تفتقر إلى القدرة أو القدرة

🇮🇷Persian

ناتوان

(به دنبال «از») فاقد ظرفیت یا توانایی

🇹🇷Turkish

beceriksiz

(ardından `of' gelir) kapasite veya yetenek eksikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא מְסוּגָל

(אחריו 'של') חסרי יכולת או יכולת

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