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inhability

inhability noun: unsuitableness; inability.

Noun

inhability

  1. (obsolete) unsuitableness; inability
    • Wisedom conferrs : whatever evil blind ignorance, false presumption, unwary credulity, precipitate rashness, unsteady purpose, ill contrivance, backwardness, inhability, unwieldiness and confusion of thought beget.a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn]...

Origin of inhability

From in- + hability (“ability”). Compare French inhabileté, inhabilité. See inability.

Questions about inhability

What does inhability mean?
Inhability means unsuitableness; inability.
What part of speech is inhability?
Inhability is a noun.

Words near inhability in the dictionary

  1. ingénues
  2. ingénus
  3. INH
  4. inhab.
  5. inhabile
  6. inhability
  7. inhabit
  8. inhabitability
  9. inhabitable
  10. inhabitance
  11. inhabitances

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