incapable
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/ɪnˈkeɪpəbl̩/
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/ɪnˈkeɪpəbl̩/ · /ɪŋˈkeɪpəbl̩/
Definition of incapable
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Not capable (of doing something); unable.
“A pint glass is incapable of holding more than a pint of liquid.”
“I consider him incapable of dishonesty.”
“The British people seem incapable of avoiding the habit of leaving litter wherever they go, and the railways certainly seem to receive their fair share of it, in carriages and on stations.”
“According to the prevailing Danish rationale, Greenlanders were naïve and childlike, in need of protection and incapable of governing themselves.”
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adj
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Not capable (of doing something); unable.
“A pint glass is incapable of holding more than a pint of liquid.”
“I consider him incapable of dishonesty.”
“The British people seem incapable of avoiding the habit of leaving litter wherever they go, and the railways certainly seem to receive their fair share of it, in carriages and on stations.”
“According to the prevailing Danish rationale, Greenlanders were naïve and childlike, in need of protection and incapable of governing themselves.”
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Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit.
“incapable of pain, or pleasure; incapable of stain or injury”
noun
- (dated)One who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient; an imbecile; a simpleton.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French incapable, equivalent to in- + capable.
Words you can make from incapable
200+ playable · top: CAPABLE (13 pts)
Best play capable 13 points7-letter words
8 words6-letter words
17 words5-letter words
45 words- BECAP 11 pts
- BICEP 11 pts
- ABACI 9 pts
- APACE 9 pts
- CABAL 9 pts
- CABIN 9 pts
- CABLE 9 pts
- CEIBA 9 pts
- PANIC 9 pts
- PECAN 9 pts
- PIBAL 9 pts
- PICAL 9 pts
- PLACE 9 pts
- PLICA 9 pts
- AECIA 7 pts
- APIAN 7 pts
- APNEA 7 pts
- BANAL 7 pts
- BINAL 7 pts
- BLAIN 7 pts
- CANAL 7 pts
- CLEAN 7 pts
- CLINE 7 pts
- ILEAC 7 pts
- INCEL 7 pts
- LABIA 7 pts
- LANCE 7 pts
- LAPIN 7 pts
- LINAC 7 pts
- PAEAN 7 pts
- PALEA 7 pts
- PANEL 7 pts
- PENAL 7 pts
- PILEA 7 pts
- PLAIN 7 pts
- PLANE 7 pts
- PLENA 7 pts
- ALANE 5 pts
- ALIEN 5 pts
- ALINE 5 pts
- ANILE 5 pts
- ELAIN 5 pts
- LANAI 5 pts
- LIANA 5 pts
- LIANE 5 pts
4-letter words
75 words- BANC 8 pts
- BICE 8 pts
- BLIP 8 pts
- CAPE 8 pts
- CLAP 8 pts
- CLIP 8 pts
- EPIC 8 pts
- PACA 8 pts
- PACE 8 pts
- PICA 8 pts
- PICE 8 pts
- PLEB 8 pts
- ABLE 6 pts
- ACAI 6 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- ALBA 6 pts
- ALEC 6 pts
- BAAL 6 pts
- BAIL 6 pts
- BALE 6 pts
- BANE 6 pts
- BANI 6 pts
- BEAL 6 pts
- BEAN 6 pts
- BILE 6 pts
- BINE 6 pts
- BLAE 6 pts
- BLIN 6 pts
- CAIN 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CEIL 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CLAN 6 pts
- LACE 6 pts
- LAIC 6 pts
- LEAP 6 pts
- LICE 6 pts
- LIPA 6 pts
- LIPE 6 pts
- NABE 6 pts
- NAPA 6 pts
- NAPE 6 pts
- NEAP 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- NIPA 6 pts
- PAAN 6 pts
- PAIL 6 pts
- PAIN 6 pts
- PALE 6 pts
- PALI 6 pts
- PANE 6 pts
- PEAL 6 pts
- PEAN 6 pts
- PEIN 6 pts
- PIAL 6 pts
- PIAN 6 pts
- PILE 6 pts
- PINA 6 pts
- PINE 6 pts
- PLAN 6 pts
- PLEA 6 pts
- PLIE 6 pts
- ALAE 4 pts
- ALAN 4 pts
- ANAL 4 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ELAN 4 pts
- ILEA 4 pts
- LAIN 4 pts
- LANE 4 pts
- LEAN 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- NAIL 4 pts
- NALA 4 pts
3-letter words
54 words- BAP 7 pts
- CAB 7 pts
- CAP 7 pts
- CEP 7 pts
- PAC 7 pts
- PEC 7 pts
- PIC 7 pts
- ABA 5 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- ALB 5 pts
- ALP 5 pts
- APE 5 pts
- BAA 5 pts
- BAE 5 pts
- BAL 5 pts
- BAN 5 pts
- BEL 5 pts
- BEN 5 pts
- BIN 5 pts
- CAL 5 pts
- CAN 5 pts
- CEL 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- LAB 5 pts
- LAC 5 pts
- LAP 5 pts
- LIB 5 pts
- LIP 5 pts
- NAB 5 pts
- NAP 5 pts
- NEB 5 pts
- NIB 5 pts
- NIP 5 pts
- PAL 5 pts
- PAN 5 pts
- PEA 5 pts
- PEN 5 pts
- PIA 5 pts
- PIE 5 pts
- PIN 5 pts
- AAL 3 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- ALA 3 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ANA 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIN 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NIL 3 pts
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