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uncapacity

uncapacity noun: a lack of capacity or ability; incapacity.

Noun

uncapacity (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A lack of capacity or ability; incapacity.
    • […] tho' theſe ſeem'd to be very unfit Inſtruments for compaſſing of that great Deſign for which they were then employ'd, becauſe of their Inability and Uncapacity in performing the Work ſo very great and important; […]1720, John Shaw, “Of Religion”, in The Fundamental Doctrines of the Church of England, […], volume I, London: […] George Strahan, […] William Mears, […], page 36

Origin of uncapacity

From un- + capacity.

Questions about uncapacity

What does uncapacity mean?
Uncapacity means a lack of capacity or ability; incapacity.
What part of speech is uncapacity?
Uncapacity is a noun.

Words near uncapacity in the dictionary

  1. uncap
  2. uncapable
  3. uncapableness
  4. uncapacious
  5. uncapacitated
  6. uncapacity
  7. uncaparisoned
  8. uncape
  9. uncaped
  10. uncapes
  11. Uncapher

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