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INCAPABLENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
Synonyms:
incapability; incapableness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("incapableness" is a kind of...):
inability; unfitness (lacking the power to perform)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "incapableness"):
incapacity (lack of physical or natural qualifications)
Antonym:
capableness (the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lack of potential for development
Synonyms:
incapability; incapableness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("incapableness" is a kind of...):
inaptitude (a lack of aptitude)
Derivation:
incapable ((followed by 'of') lacking capacity or ability)
