incapable

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French incapable, equivalent to in- +‎ capable. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈkeɪpəbl̩/, /ɪŋˈkeɪpəbl̩/ Hyphenation: in‧ca‧pable === Adjective === incapable (comparative more incapable, superlative most incapable) Not capable (of doing something); unable. Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit. ==== Synonyms ==== (not capable): unable (not in a state to receive): refusing ==== Antonyms ==== capable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== incapacitate incapacitation ==== Translations ==== === Noun === incapable (plural incapables) (dated) One who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient; an imbecile; a simpleton. == French == === Etymology === From Latin incapābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.ka.pabl/ === Adjective === incapable (plural incapables) unable, incapable === Noun === incapable m (plural incapables, feminine incapable) incompetent (person) === Further reading === “incapable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012