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inable

/ɪˈneɪbəl/

inable adjective: unable, not able.

Adjective

inable (not comparable)

  1. (nonstandard, obsolete) Unable, not able.

Verb

inable (third-person singular simple present inables, present participle inabling, simple past and past participle inabled)

  1. (nonstandard, obsolete) To enable.

Forms of inable

third-person singular presentinables
present participleinabling
past participleinabled
pastinabled

Origin of inable

From in- (“not”) + able.

From in + able.

Words that rhyme with inable

16 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about inable

What does inable mean?
Inable means unable, not able.
What part of speech is inable?
Inable can be an adjective or a verb.
How do you pronounce inable?
Inable is pronounced /ɪˈneɪbəl/.

Words near inable in the dictionary

  1. Inabe
  2. inabilities
  3. inability
  4. Inabinet
  5. Inabinets
  6. inable
  7. inabled
  8. inablement
  9. inablements
  10. inables
  11. inabling

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