incapacity
pronunciation
How to pronounce incapacity in British English:
UK [ˌɪnkəˈpæsəti]
How to pronounce incapacity in American English:
US [ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪti]
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- Noun:
- lack of intellectual power
- lack of physical or natural qualifications
Word Origin
- incapacity (n.)
- 1610s, from French incapacité (16c.), from Medieval Latin incapacitatem (nominative incapacitas), from Late Latin incapax (genitive incapacis) "incapable," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + Latin capax "capable," literally "able to hold much," from capere "to take" (see capable). Often used 17c. as a legal term referring to inability to take, receive, or deal with in some way.
Example
- 1. In recent weeks and months , the new incapacity has been self-evident .
- 2. The earlier drawings betray a complete incapacity to group animals .
- 3. To give up what should not be given up is incapacity .
- 4. Test yourself you will know you will know you are incapacity .
- 5. Following his stroke , the outstanding feature of the president 's behavior was his denial of his incapacity .