Used in a Sentence

incapacity

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for incapacity.

Editorial note

But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect.

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Quick take

The lack of a capacity; an inability.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of incapacity gathered in one view.

noun

The lack of a capacity; an inability.

noun

Legal disqualification.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for incapacity.

noun

The lack of a capacity; an inability.

noun

Legal disqualification.

Example sentences

1

But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect.

2

People roaring about their ignorance and apparent incapacity to read the actual article doesn't help any debate.

3

For me, the whole case is a (n other) portent of the incapacity of today's politicians.

4

Go's lack of generics and its incapacity for functional programming are mostly unrelated.

5

>For me, the whole case is a portent of the incapacity of today's politicians.

6

I'm also not sure how access is handled in case of incapacity but not death (ie, coma, sick in a foreign country, kidnapped, whatever).

7

I'd really be interested in knowing those that have been modified to be more nutritious, especially since a lot of nutritious food gets to stay out of the market due to its incapacity to stay fresh.

8

As has been argued around the business web, Jobs' absence/incapacity for better part of a year - while Apple continued to develop dramatically better than the rest of the industry - may have been helpful as a demonstration of what the organization can do on its own.

Quote examples

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* Are temporarily unable to work because of illness or incapacity." So black guys 15 - 24 still don't qualify.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use incapacity in a sentence?

But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect.

What does incapacity mean?

The lack of a capacity; an inability.

What part of speech is incapacity?

incapacity is commonly used as noun.