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noun
The quality or state of being incapable; incapability.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: incapability
Antonyms: capableness
Broader terms: inability, unfitness
Narrower terms: incapacity
noun
lack of potential for development
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: incapability
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inaptitude
History
From incapable + -ness.
