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incapacity.

The lack of a capacity; an inability.

10 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪti/
  1. The lack of a capacity; an inability.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Legal disqualification.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Latin capāx Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin capācitāsder. Old French capacitebor. Middle English capacite English capacity English incapacity From in- (“negative”) + capacity.

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